Gents,
Can anyone help me out on this one. Just bought myself a Bennetts trim tab kit and after recommendations received during one of my older threads, have done away with the original "folded" tabs and am currently in the process of having a hinged set of plates fabricated.
My question refers to the actual positioning of the tabs on the transom when I get round to fitting them. According to the instructions received with the kit, the tabs should follow the "v-shape" of the hull. Minimum of 3inches from the edge and 8inches from the centre line of the engine.
However, looking through the photos on boatmad and other sites I see that some of the boats have the tabs mounted horizontally on the transom, persumably on or just under that "natural" waterline.
What is the "preferred" position for these tabs and is there a particular reason for this?
As you can see from my profile, the hull is an 18ft Ring so available space is not great.
Thanks in advance
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