Learned something new about trim tabs...

[bobkatfly]

So I don't have tabs on my boat but after reading all this I'm feeling really incomplete. Can any of you make a recommendation on brand, electric vs hydraulic, etc. I'm running a 21 ft Regal LSR bowrider with Merc 4.3/Alpha one. Maybe should have started new thread? Oh well, I'm pleading junior member.
Bob F.

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by bobkatfly

So I don't have tabs on my boat but after reading all this I'm feeling really incomplete. Can any of you make a recommendation on brand, electric vs hydraulic, etc. I'm running a 21 ft Regal LSR bowrider with Merc 4.3/Alpha one. Maybe should have started new thread? Oh well, I'm pleading junior member.
Bob F.

My Bennetts are 17 years old and still working perfectly. When I had a 1998 Regal 2100 LSR, I was planning to install Bennett M120s on it, but I bought a different boat before made the upgrade. I think they would be a great choice for you. Lenco tabs are also popular and have a good reputation. Smart tabs may have the desired effect for much less money, but are not adjustable on the fly.

Your boat has the same David Livingston hull design as mine and I am very confident it will respond astoundingly well to the technique I started this thread with. If you can get that extremely fine-entry bow down so that it pierces the waves, the boat should ride much much more smoothly.