Tab Placement

**Trim'd Up** · 09-06-2009 12:18 PM

I am getting ready to mount a set of 380's on my Baja 240' sport. I am planning to move the tabs in towards the drive because over 70 the boat rides so high out of the water that the outer lifting strakes are barely in the water, let alone the factory tab location. My question is, would it be ok to mount the tabs over the strakes? If I move them inside of the strakes the prop could "possibly" hit the tabs if trimed way up. Still trying to decide if I want to mount them horizontal or not too.
Thanks,
Chad

**MikeyFIN** · 09-06-2009 05:31 PM

Horizontal !

**MOBILEMERCMAN** · 09-06-2009 05:47 PM

Many Schools of thought here. It seems there may be different objectives too. Do you use the tabs to help balance the boat side to side? Do you use the boat in rough water?

Narrow tabs are active all the time. If you are operating the boat at high speeds in calmer water this may be your choice. I like them wide. This way they are only active in swells that are big enough to hit them. They can remain down slightly with no effect on speed and when a wave or swell big enough to disrupt the boat is encountered they are already in place to send the boat straight ahead. In typically rough water I believe wide is they way to go.

Now my opinion on the angle part. I prefer the same angle as the dead rise in most cases. On faster boats and those with pads I choose half the dead rise.

I don't believe in horizontal.

Narrow tabs can effect the boats ability to get on plane in the rough too.

**MOBILEMERCMAN** · 09-06-2009 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by MikeyFIN

Horizontal !

Is for tunnel tabs

**MikeyFIN** · 09-06-2009 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by MOBILEMERCMAN

Is for tunnel tabs

Especially

**Trim'd Up** · 09-07-2009 09:24 AM

I am at LOTO alot, and that is pretty damn rough for a 24', but I do spend a good deal of time on smoother water where I would like to be able to wring the boat out. It is dead solid to 83-84mph as long as there is some chop, on smooth water I think a little tab will help calm the walking. The boat has more in it, but I don't have hydraulic yet so I have already pushed it further than I should.

I was kinda wanting to split the difference on wide vs narrow, but that would put the tab dead center over the lifting strake. Will that be an issue? I have read that you shouldn't put tabs near a strake.

**C_Spray** · 10-26-2009 03:19 PM

Aren't 380's a bit excessive for a 24' boat? Unless you restrict the downward travel, you could get in trouble, especially in a rough landing.

**DAREDEVIL** · 10-26-2009 05:34 PM

If u don't have a Box on it ,,the 380's will be worthless,,,take the 280's and place them horizontal as close to the drive as u can .

That will help chinewalk !!!

Now @ neutral set the waterspary will hit the tabs and the boat saty's level (not walking) !!!!

**MOBILEMERCMAN** · 10-26-2009 05:39 PM

Those look like training wheels to me.

The steering wheel is the thing to use for chine walking.

**imco offshore** · 10-26-2009 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by MOBILEMERCMAN

Those look like training wheels to me.

The steering wheel is the thing to use for chine walking.

jimmy thats an aero tek and dd ????

**MOBILEMERCMAN** · 10-26-2009 07:14 PM

It looks like a Phantom transom doesn't it? I see a Kinetic Sticker too.

**DAREDEVIL** · 10-26-2009 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by MOBILEMERCMAN

It looks like a Phantom transom doesn't it? I see a Kinetic Sticker too.

Yeah,,,tell George. LOL

IT IS A PHANTOM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**DAREDEVIL** · 10-26-2009 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by imco offshore

jimmy thats an aero tek and dd ????

U don't even reconize the back of your boat ???? hahaha

**DAREDEVIL** · 10-26-2009 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by imco offshore

jimmy thats an aero tek and dd ????

Aero-Tek's look alot better then that !!!!!!!

**MOBILEMERCMAN** · 10-26-2009 07:39 PM

Scotty, Didn't you tell me your boat had a Excalibur bottom on it?

The ones I saw had a pad.

**DAREDEVIL** · 10-26-2009 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by MOBILEMERCMAN

Scotty, Didn't you tell me your boat had a Excalibur bottom on it?

The ones I saw had a pad.

The original 32 Excalibur was like mine,,,your X boss did the pad in a parkinglot here in Sarasota !!!!!!

**Ratickle** · 10-26-2009 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by DAREDEVIL

The original 32 Excalibur was like mine,,,your X boss did the pad in a parkinglot here in Sarasota !!!!!!

Towing it without a trailer???????

**MOBILEMERCMAN** · 10-26-2009 07:45 PM

I can't say I know the complete history but, I know an Excalibur had a pad. Maybe they called it a 31?

**Trim'd Up** · 10-26-2009 07:48 PM

I got a real good deal on the 380's otherwise I would have probably went to 280's. That being said, I put them parallel to the hull halfway between the drive and the outer chine. The main reason I wanted the bigger tabs was for the ride, and the 380's make a huge difference in the rough. It takes very little tab to keep the bow down. If I was to do it again I would still do the 380's.

My boat is dead solid into the mid 80's and will be better with the hydraulic steering. The only time it chines at all is on dead smooth water and light on fuel/people.

I guess I might as well take them off though since I don't have a ext. box

**DAREDEVIL** · 10-26-2009 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by MOBILEMERCMAN

I can't say I know the complete history but, I know an Excalibur had a pad. Maybe they called it a 31?

Let me find these pictures here from 32 and 27 excalibur's,,,non of them have a pad !!!!!

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