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Originally Posted by hollywood8118
I used to think the same thing... but on my Ocean Alexander at 8kts the trim tabs do make a significant difference on angle and view over the bow from the helm.. about a foot of bow drop.
The sweet spot seems to be at about 75% of extension, the boat speed actually comes up as the bow goes down, the boat responds better to helm input and the boat "feels" better.
who would of thought..
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Certainly not me.
Thanks for the input. My thoughts were similar to Kevin's, that they wouldn't be effective at low speed. However, obviously the PO had them installed for a reason.