Loneranger
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- May 2, 2008
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- Boat Info
- 2000 SeaRay Sundancer 270
- Engines
- 7.4l Mercruiser w/ Bravo III
I realize my tabs are undersized both from empirical use and other's posts in the forums. My current tabs are 11 1/4 inches chord x 12 5/8 inches span with 1 inch upturned wings on both sides. I have trouble getting on plane (although it has improved with a lower pitch prop). I also have trouble remaining on plane at slower speeds.
I know a 24 x 12 tab replacement (bigger span) may be ideal and the room exists; however, in the pictures below you can see how Sea Ray formed a specific location for the actuator into the fiberglass. I suppose I could move it over but what options do I have and leave the actuators in the current location? I have seen tabs with a longer chord (I know they are not as good as going with a larger span) and I have seen downward facing "wings" added.
How close to the side of the boat can I go? I have 5 1/4 inches between the outside edge of the current tab and where the hull starts to curve (picture 3). The radius of the curve is about 3 inches, so there is about 8 inches total between the edge of tab and the starboard side. If I could use 3 inches of that I could go to an 18 inches span and still have the actuator in the middle.
The last picture shows the formed actuator pocket well.
What do you think? Thanks.
John
I know a 24 x 12 tab replacement (bigger span) may be ideal and the room exists; however, in the pictures below you can see how Sea Ray formed a specific location for the actuator into the fiberglass. I suppose I could move it over but what options do I have and leave the actuators in the current location? I have seen tabs with a longer chord (I know they are not as good as going with a larger span) and I have seen downward facing "wings" added.
How close to the side of the boat can I go? I have 5 1/4 inches between the outside edge of the current tab and where the hull starts to curve (picture 3). The radius of the curve is about 3 inches, so there is about 8 inches total between the edge of tab and the starboard side. If I could use 3 inches of that I could go to an 18 inches span and still have the actuator in the middle.
The last picture shows the formed actuator pocket well.
What do you think? Thanks.
John
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