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Old 02-06-2008, 12:35 AM   #31

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My 180 weighs in at 2125 per the brochure but i suspect with all the desserts i've been eating since Xmas it will weigh a little more in the spring.

John (owner) at Nauticus would be happy to talk to you about what is best for your boat. He can be reached at 800-233-0194 or via email at [email protected]

If you have a pic or two of the transom of your boat, attach it to the email to John & he will tell you where the best spot is to install the Smart tabs and where to set your tabs to start.
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    My 180 weighs in at 2125 per the brochure but i suspect with all the desserts i've been eating since Xmas it will weigh a little more in the spring.
    Hi mikeyt,

    Got a question about your Smart Tabs, in your picture on post #5 the starboard tab is a lot lower than the port tab. Is it supposed to be like that and if so, why?

    Frankly, I think your compensating for all those extra desserts you've been eating, right?

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    That was a picture i took after i had installed the 80# actuators. If you notice the upper mounting blocks are in 2 different locations (as the kids say...."my bad").The boat ran tilted for some strange reason so i had to offset the tilt and no, i didnt move the steering wheel & the drivers seat to the middle of the boat to balance the load. After some discussion with Nauticus it seems the #80's were way too stiff and it was accentuating any imbalance in the weight carried in the boat.
    When i switched to the 60# arms i relocated them so they matched and now both run at the same level and perform much better.
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    Makes perfect sense to me.... but I still think it was the deserts...

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    Per the brochure, mine weighs 3000 lbs. I'd suspect the more realistic number is 3500 (with optional engine, gas, gear, the occasional "mikeyt" in my boat, etc.). I'm still on the fence about whether I need 60 or 80 lb. actuators. The 80's feel a bit of a drag at top end, but it has a hole shot like you wouldn't believe!!!
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    Per the brochure, mine weighs 3000 lbs. I'd suspect the more realistic number is 3500 (with optional engine, gas, gear, the occasional "mikeyt" in my boat, etc.). I'm still on the fence about whether I need 60 or 80 lb. actuators. The 80's feel a bit of a drag at top end, but it has a hole shot like you wouldn't believe!!!
    I can get rid of that hole shot for ya!
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    My 180 weighs in at 2125 per the brochure but i suspect with all the desserts i've been eating since Xmas it will weigh a little more in the spring.

    John (owner) at Nauticus would be happy to talk to you about what is best for your boat. He can be reached at 800-233-0194 or via email at [email protected]

    If you have a pic or two of the transom of your boat, attach it to the email to John & he will tell you where the best spot is to install the Smart tabs and where to set your tabs to start.
    I received a reply back from John, and he is said to go with the 80 lb ones. I guess that is what I will do. I wont know for sure if there the right ones for another 3 or 4 months yet though ... Darn snow!
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    Anyone one ever use tabs in conjunction with a hydrofoil? Everyone tells me to ditch the foil and pick up the tabs, why not use both? Not sure if there would be enough clearance with the foil on the outdrive though.
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    Anyone one ever use tabs in conjunction with a hydrofoil? Everyone tells me to ditch the foil and pick up the tabs, why not use both? Not sure if there would be enough clearance with the foil on the outdrive though.
    No. Never seen anyone try to combine the two and i suspect it would create some handling headaches since they weren't designed to work with each other. Get rid of the hydrofoil & install the smart tabs.
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    bpfirrman, you might find some handy information here:
    http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=...art+tabs&meta=

    I just Google searched "hydrofoil and smart tabs" and came up with those matches.

    I know this webpage below is in relation to a Bass Boat, but I would imagine the information would still hold true for all boats..

    http://bassreport.com/forum/rec.outd...ss.t134766.htm
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