Smart Tabs.

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Just a cautionary note on the use of Smart Tabs. A while ago, just for the hell of it, I executed a really tight turn with plenty of power before cruising slowly up to my chosen spot for fishing. When I came to move on, I found I couldn't get the boat to come up onto the plane; in fact, it was trying to bury it's nose. After having limped back to the slipway, I removed the boat and examined everything for the cause and at that stage could find nothing wrong. I then worked out that I could get the boat up onto the plane if I trimmed the engine out but this was not ideal and in any case, there was still a lot of 'drag' which cut the speed down and, I suspect, the fuel economy.

 

Having now checked a little more deeply, I find that one of the tabs is working fine but the other one is considerably stiffer, obviously causing a braking effect. This is the one on the inside of the tight turn which caused some internal damage to the gas actuator. Having replaced this component, all is well again. Mad Mike will be relieved, he thought it was his added weight that was causing the problem. Cancel the diet foods, Mike!

 

Terry.