Practical_Boat_Owner_-_November_2015_

Using the trim tabs

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▼ TRIMMED FOR BEST BOAT SPEED

▼ TRIMMED BOW TOO HIGH

▼ TRIMMED BOW TOO LOW

Tabs fully down, bows too low, and the horizon too high on the pulpit

Kath Adcock

Trim tabs giving max speed at best trim, 14 knots cruising in this case. Aim for the horizon to be here for best speed

David Noyce

Tabs fully up, bows too high, but there isn’t a great deal of difference in the horizon position