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Originally Posted by jergofish
I'm installing the Bennett trim tabs. Bennett offers a NMEA 2000 compatible indicator for Lowrance units for $169 that displays on your GPS/Sonar. I was thinking of buying it then decided to give the tabs a try without the indicators.
NCAngler, how do you use your tabs? Do you just park them in the up position unless you're traveling at cruising speed or better and find that you need them? or do you work with them at less than planing speeds? I presume that until you hit planing speeds, the effect, other than balancing the boat is minimal.
Also, how do you trim between motor tilt and tabs?
Like to hear your experiences.
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Jergofish --
I think you will find that to start with, you trim the hull by sight of the bow, with the tabs. Then trim the motor to the hull. Alot of what was accomplished with the tilt/trim on the motor can now be accomplished with the tabs in terms of hull planing and lateral balance. If you use the hull/bow as your guide, have auto-retract, the indicators become redundant.
Just my two cents worth.