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<blockquote data-quote="LarryMc" data-source="post: 431045" data-attributes="member: 13895"><p>No, I haven't. I have small (about 6" L x 1.5" W) aluminum trim tabs on my boat and I bent them down a little (1/4" or so) just to see what effect it would have. Just that small of a change dropped the bow down enough to cause it to plow through the water and reduced my WOT speed to about 22 MPH from 26-27 MPH with the trim tabs in line with the bottom of the boat. I had to bend them back up to where they were.</p><p></p><p>After that experience, I've come to the conclusion that doing anything to drop the bow down any further than it normally runs will be counter productive. It runs fairly flat the way it is, so I've decided to just leave it alone. I realize that the Nauticus tabs are supposed to raise up after the boat picks up speed, but I have doubts that they will work that way with my boat and motor. I suspect that the already poor performance will be reduced even more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LarryMc, post: 431045, member: 13895"] No, I haven't. I have small (about 6" L x 1.5" W) aluminum trim tabs on my boat and I bent them down a little (1/4" or so) just to see what effect it would have. Just that small of a change dropped the bow down enough to cause it to plow through the water and reduced my WOT speed to about 22 MPH from 26-27 MPH with the trim tabs in line with the bottom of the boat. I had to bend them back up to where they were. After that experience, I've come to the conclusion that doing anything to drop the bow down any further than it normally runs will be counter productive. It runs fairly flat the way it is, so I've decided to just leave it alone. I realize that the Nauticus tabs are supposed to raise up after the boat picks up speed, but I have doubts that they will work that way with my boat and motor. I suspect that the already poor performance will be reduced even more. [/QUOTE]
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