[jergofish]

I installed a set of Bennett 18x9 tabs on my new 215. I've only had the boat out two days but found the tabs of good use. I had my daughter and son-in-law aboard along with my wife one of the days. It was a party and picnic day and people moved about the boat, sat where they pleased and frequently all three were on the same side of the boat while underway.

The tabs made trimming out a dream and really helped as well when we turned into winds of 25 gusting to 40 with one recorded gust of 92 (wow) in keeping the boat's bow down and dry while running 15-18 mph in some really close and heavy chop.

I installed them myself. The total cost was just under $500 and the install time was about six hours.

I was surprised, with the big tabs, how much the steering changed as well. I could have locked the wheel in the center and used the tabs as ailerons to steer.