Cubee
New Member
- Oct 14, 2010
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- Boat Info
- 2010 185 Sport Wakeboard Package - Smart Tabs, Stereo Upgrade
- Engines
- 4.3 MPI 220HP w/Alpha 1 Drive 1.62 Ratio, 21P High-5 Prop (replaced stock 21P Vengeance)
I want to install Smart Tabs (either SX or S/S will do) onto my 185 Sport 2010 and I am hoping that someone else may have done this already and could offer some advice concerning the curved transom on the current models. I have searched the forum and found much information on older 185's with the bulbous transom but can't find anything about problems with the newer 185's.
The problem is that towards the outer edges of the transom just where the manufacturer recommends to install the Tabs, the transom face is not a straight surface and actually has a curve in it. If you look at the attached photo taken from side-on, you will see the surface curving towards the front of the boat as it approaches the downturned outer chine. I am concerned that trying to install the Tabs onto this curved surface could lead to problems such as the hinges binding or putting undue strain onto the materials that they are made from. This curve starts at about 500mm from the centre of the transom as measured from the bung hole. In other words the middle 1000mm of transom surface is straight and flat but the outer surfaces have a compound curve.
Has anyone else installed the Smart Tabs and considered this problem and if you have a successful installation, would you mind sharing which type of Tab that you used, SX or S/S and where on the transom that you located the Tabs. A measurement from the bung hole to the inner edge of the Tab would probably be the easiest way to express this. All comments or suggestions are welcome.
Thanks, Cubee :smt100
The problem is that towards the outer edges of the transom just where the manufacturer recommends to install the Tabs, the transom face is not a straight surface and actually has a curve in it. If you look at the attached photo taken from side-on, you will see the surface curving towards the front of the boat as it approaches the downturned outer chine. I am concerned that trying to install the Tabs onto this curved surface could lead to problems such as the hinges binding or putting undue strain onto the materials that they are made from. This curve starts at about 500mm from the centre of the transom as measured from the bung hole. In other words the middle 1000mm of transom surface is straight and flat but the outer surfaces have a compound curve.
Has anyone else installed the Smart Tabs and considered this problem and if you have a successful installation, would you mind sharing which type of Tab that you used, SX or S/S and where on the transom that you located the Tabs. A measurement from the bung hole to the inner edge of the Tab would probably be the easiest way to express this. All comments or suggestions are welcome.
Thanks, Cubee :smt100