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Location: Angola, IN | On my old 1969 Starcraft, I have those "automatic" spring-loaded trim tabs. My boat is 18' long and not that wide. I have a 115HP Johnson and a 15HP kicker. I got plenty of room for mine. Tabs don't get in the way.
When I put new stringers, transom, and floor in it, it added some weight. But my boat still goes about 32mph wide open at about 4000 RPM's. I don't care to rev that 43 year old motor too high.
My boat gets on plane in a hury and I have no problems like you discussed, but I can't soely attribute them to the trim tabs. |
