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| Author: | benelli08 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Trim tab |
I have a 18x46 homemade 3/16 bottom 6 ft deck with aluminum gas tank in front it always tended to ride low in the front and the guy that built my boat left a 1.5" strip across the back of the boat kinda like a trim tab so tried to bend it up to get the front of the boat more out the water we'll it did but now it's letting to much water hit the bottom of the belt housing. And it's kicking the motor up and that on the biggest pin setting I was wondering why it did that I tried to bend it back down in the center but I haven't ran it yet. Any idea why it did that I dint bent it up Much at all |
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| Author: | msm8281 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
How tall is your transom? |
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| Author: | North LA Hunter [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
A buddy of mines rig was just like that except the trim tab thing. He had to get bigger tabs from Coco and put on it. Sent from my beeper |
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| Author: | msm8281 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
Try trimming 1" off that strip. 1.5" is quite long. |
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| Author: | Will [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
You can bend the middle back down at the motor and leave the sides bent up. Or completely remove a section in the middle but I wouldn't do that unless it was a last resort. |
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| Author: | benelli08 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
I'm not sure the guy who built it builds gator tails boats for gator tail ima measure it when I get home I told him 21 transom but I think he might have messed up because I have 18 sides and it don't seem like like the transom is 3 inches higher than the sides |
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| Author: | CootSlayerRMFT [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
| Author: | benelli08 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
I worded it like that because when I was lookig to get one built everybody I called said they build boats just like gator tail boats I should have just said he builds boats for gator tail man y'all don't let anything slide on here |
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| Author: | benelli08 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
I think my transom might be short measured it two ways from the cement to bottom of my boat is 23.750 - 43.250 to top of transom = 19.5 and from bottom of boat to top of transom measured on the angle is 20.750 |
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| Author: | OwenDickeson [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
Top of transom, measured straight down, not against the transom, should be 21" for a tall transom Gator-Tail. |
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| Author: | benelli08 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
I couldn't get a good measurement like that because I bent that tap up so I just did the math |
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| Author: | benelli08 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
I just went eyeball I hooked the tapemeasure to top of transom and let it hand it's it's perty close to 19.5 it's Deff not no 21 inches |
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| Author: | benelli08 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
Could I put a spacer and run it with out welding it on to make sure it runs how it suposed to before I have it welded up |
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| Author: | dfou [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
| Author: | benelli08 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
Do they make a 1 1/2 square tubing or gonna have to go 2x2 and cut it |
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| Author: | dfou [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
They make 1.5" square Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | dfou [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
Where you located I probably have some scrap Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | benelli08 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
St.martinville |
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| Author: | nocemdead [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:17 pm ] |
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| Author: | CootSlayerRMFT [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:05 pm ] |
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| Author: | AKA Freshwaterkilla [ Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
| Author: | benelli08 [ Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
This is the measurement to get right 2 ppl told me two diffrent ways to measure |
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| Author: | OwenDickeson [ Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
21" measured on a vertical line from the top of the transom down to a straight edge off the bottom of the boat Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | benelli08 [ Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
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| Author: | benelli08 [ Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
Once I get the spacer on there can I just leave it siting on there and drill new holes for the bolts and bolt it down because gonna make me nervous welding around all them fuel lines |
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| Author: | CootSlayerRMFT [ Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
Soooo move the fuel line before you weld... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | benelli08 [ Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
I got a water separator fuel pump all on the transom and it's all self tapping screws so once I take them off they not gonna hold |
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| Author: | Will [ Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
Just lay a wet towel over it, you'll be fine. |
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| Author: | benelli08 [ Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
I bent it down a tad went run it by ma self it wasant hitting the belt housing any more but it's damn close and it starts to tap when I trim all the way up and stand at back of the boat up against the motor I think with a load it will start to hit again will picking up the motor make it tap more or it shouldn't mess with that |
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| Author: | msm8281 [ Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
Use jb weld and sand it smooth. No need to weld and grind. |
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| Author: | THE TANK [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
Sell that boat man! O never mind that's the one that came off the trailer and landed on the black top upside down! Lmao Sent from da woods! |
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| Author: | LA Prop [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trim tab |
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