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Originally Posted by John Vergis
I have a 1983 Nova Marine 42 Sundeck. when I purchased it, the 4' trim tabs were pinned in the fully down position. The hydraulics to operate them have been removed. question is, are they even needed on a boat that does no more than 12 knots? if I take these trim tabs off since they are in the down position, will I noticed a change in how the boat rides? The boat has a 14-ft beam.
Thanks for any advice you may have.
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I have a 2002 Novatec 42 sun deck Nova is same.
Use my tabs very little at 8kt cruise not very effective at that speed.
I do notice that in a beam wind they do help to trim the heel (very little though)
I would not keep them pinned down though.