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Fat trim tab 12 years 4 months ago #62424

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I'm too fat. Yes. There it is. (I know I'm not the only one) I discovered my Evinrude Playmate 14 lists to my side if I don't have a passenger to counter balance my excessive weight. Is there such thing as a variable trim tab for small boats? Everything I've ever seen is huge and would be over-kill to solve this problem. I need to be able to adjust so when I have other people in the boat, it will ride level.

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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 4 months ago #62428

skipthescrounger Offline Contributing Member Posts: 903 Karma: 33 Thank you received: 0	Put the gas tank and battery on the other side at the rear. Cheaper Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 4 months ago #62430

riceman Offline Contributing Member Posts: 397 Karma: 12 Thank you received: 0	skipthescrounger wrote: Put the gas tank and battery on the other side at the rear. Cheaper Or a big beer cooler! Cheaper still! Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 4 months ago #62466

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Oh ya, like the water patrol is going to believe a beer keg is simply a counter weight. Plus....as I drink the beer it will make the problem even worse.

Gas tank is permanently mounted in the center. The Battery is already on the port side of the craft.

......and no, a blow up doll filled with water is also and unacceptable solution.

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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 4 months ago #62468

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Obviously, the steering & controls weight something & most likely counteract the battery pretty closely.

Does the boat float level with no one on board? If so, then the boat is statically balanced. If not, perhaps the boat has some water weight gain on the RH side.

We also don't know how much you weight. 150?, 200?, 250?, 300?

Small boats will always be more sensitive to imbalance than a large heavy boat. As far as heavy, that beast is heavy for a 14'er.

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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 2 months ago #64252

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I'm 198 right now and dropping. The boat does sit nice and level when empty. That's why I don't want to move things off center. I think I'm going to make a piece I can bolt to the existing corrosion block/trim tab. (I can't tell why this thing is there) I never like to modify classics in a way that can't be easily undone.

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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 2 months ago #64255

Chuck in Cincinnati Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 965 Karma: 46 Thank you received: 43	could be the prop rotation and helm location problem ? Is the tilt of the boat bad when you first get in with no power ? does it get worse, the faster you go ? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 2 months ago #64257

jepstr67 Topic Author Offline Contributing Member Posts: 649 Karma: 13 Thank you received: 1	No. It sits level until I plant myself behind the wheel. Here is a photo of the metal part I plan to bolt onto. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 2 months ago #64259

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How is your boat for trim? mine was leaning to the drivers side alot. I moved the trim out onehole on my rude and it fixed the proplem and gave me 1mph more on gps.That looks like a zinc on the rear of your hull there. It doesn't make a good trim tab and i wouldn't be trying to mount one to it. They are made to corrode away so the alum on your boat doesn't. You may have to pick up a set of tabs for your boat if you can't figure out a cure. Skip.

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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 2 months ago #64260

Chuck in Cincinnati Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 965 Karma: 46 Thank you received: 43	In the mean time, you could fill a collapsible water bladder. At approx. 8 lbs per gallon of water, you are looking at 25 gallons of water. Only a suggestion ???? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 2 months ago #64266

jepstr67 Topic Author Offline Contributing Member Posts: 649 Karma: 13 Thank you received: 1	...or in an inflatable woman, but filled with water..... Yaa, I think you are right about that being a zinc. There is one on both sides. Trim on this motor is done by remounting the engine block inside the boat. This is what they call a stringer drive I/O. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 2 months ago #64274

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Ok, yea at the risk of offending anyone, that setup was a pain in the butt. There was a person around my area a couple of yrs. ago that had the same problem with his boat. He solved it by putting on a set of Nauticus trim tabs. He had an 18' boat and was around 300lbs. He said that they worked really well and solved his dragging ass problem as he called it. I don't know which size he used as they have different sizes for different lenghts and hp.Skip.

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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 2 months ago #64275

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I think the crazy "why did they do that" kind of designs used in the past, is what makes collecting old crap fun. Now everything is engineered and examined to death, to the point that everything looks the same. I'd welcome remounting the engine to trim the prop angle if we still had some unique designs available on the market.
I'd love to see a car (AMC) or boat, just thrown out on the market again with a "Well...I don't know. Let's try this..." system of marketing.

BTW...no offense taken

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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 2 months ago #64296

frog Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1431 Karma: 59 Thank you received: 3	todd, you could just let me ride with you as i have alot of counter balance built in. lol. frog Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Fat trim tab 12 years 2 months ago #64312

1963winner Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 63 Karma: 3 Thank you received: 0	I use sand bags in the bow on the left side. they work great! Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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