Trim tab report
Well I fitted the QL trimtabs Saturday and was busting to get out Sunday but the weather was crap.Got home today and went for a run .Well happy to say the least.Heading sw with a SE 15-18knot wind sitting on 25knots with Lisa and Jesse on the wind side to give the boat a good lean.The motor trim to its max without cavatating.The boat was droping sideways into the troughs. And the bow lifting with each wave.I dropped the tab into the water on the port side and instantly the boat leveled up ,no dropping into the troughs as the tab held her level,a smooth flat ride at 30knots .I was shocked at the differance.I did not change the trim at all let the trimtabs do the work.the boat did pull to the starboard side when the tabs first hit the water but once the steering was corrected stright as a die.Very happy can't wait to give her a good test.
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Faulkner Family
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good to hear they done your
good to hear they done your boat well. they work great , and once you get used to them you wont go back to balancing the load , all you need to do is press a button. i wouldnt be without them on my boat
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Deckie
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Well done
Good job Paul, glad ta hear it all worked out. Sounds like ya found the correct fuses for the job. lol. The weather on sunday was fine, we had a good day out. Dont tell me your goin soft on us. Tried to call ya several times thinkin you were out there, if we knew you were at home we would have got ya to bring us a coffee & bickies, (sounds like a good business venture). Anyhow glad it all worked out, now ya know why Mike has em on his boat. Hi to the family, catch up with ya soon. Rob
Cheers & Stay safe
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Yer Rob looked a little
Yer Rob looked a little lumpy on the horizon so I gave it a miss.I rewired most of the boat and fixed a few little things.so she is all ready for the next good day.mmmmmmmmmmmmm fuse bloody thing who puts a blown fuse in the tool box must of been Jesse .Coffee express on the water could be a winner.
Yes Russ realy happy now for the anchor winch.
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an anchor winch
an anchor winch mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm , dont you have one called Jesse on the boat already. were thinking about one of them but it has to wait now as other repairs cost more than wanted
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Rod P
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He ment to say an anchor
He ment to say an anchor winch that dosn't complain, or out fish him..
alfred
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They are great tabs and I
They are great tabs and I would have put them on if they were available earier. Best thing about them is how compact they are, you never have to worry about them when getting back on board after a dive.
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Yes a lot of money for a
Yes a lot of money for a winch,but if I had one I would anchor alot more ,its hard work pulling the anchor in
40-45m of water.I am after the stress free drum winch no jaming.
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have you tried the anchor
have you tried the anchor retriever. all you have to do is drive off and up it comes then you just pull the anchor in along the surface without busting a boiler
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Good to hear they are
Good to hear they are working well Paul. I'll most probably be fitting a set by summer.
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As Alfred said the compact
As Alfred said the compact size is great .I could not fit a standard tab as we would be always catching on it when diving. Easy to fit took 2 hours just make sure you don't put a blown fuse in the fuse holder ,as they don't seem to work when the fuse is a dud.
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till
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Haha trust me, you only
Haha trust me, you only catch on the trim tabs once. They are unreasonably f**king sharp.
Great to hear you got the setup working for ya!
grayzeee
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hey paul , how long are
hey paul , how long are those tabs??
and how much if you don't mind me asking??
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
till
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I'm guessing Paul has the
I'm guessing Paul has the 300mm ones on a boat that size. There is a larger 450mm size too.
Deckie
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Anchor retriever
I agree with Russ, try the anchor retriever Paul. As the deckie i can recommend them 100%. We hav anchored in 60 metres & no problem gettin it up then its just a matter of pullin in the floating rope. At my age the skipper has to look after me so i dont see a problem for young Jess. Let us know when your 'coffee express' starts up. LOL. Rob
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Rod P
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Sorry Paul i didn't call you
Sorry Paul i didn't call you back. By the time i saw the message you had posted.
But just to help, no you shouldn't need to make wedges like we did on Mako's
Sorry..