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Old 03-03-2016, 09:11 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by hollywood8118 View Post
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..
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.
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