How To Use Trim Tabs For Boats - Boaters MUST KNOW THIS!

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Trim tabs are essential tools for achieving optimal performance and stability while underway on a boat. Here's a breakdown of how trim tabs work and their benefits:
1. **Balancing the Vessel**: Trim tabs help balance the vessel by compensating for weight distribution and changes in speed. They can be adjusted independently or together to control the boat's list (leaning to one side) or bow rise (the upward angle of the bow) when accelerating.
2. **Improving Running Angle**: By using trim tabs effectively, boaters can achieve a perfect running angle, where the boat planes smoothly and efficiently through the water. This results in improved performance and fuel economy, as the boat's motors do not have to work as hard to get on a plane.
3. **Controlling List and Bow Rise**: Trim tabs allow boaters to control the boat's list and bow rise, which can be particularly useful in rough or choppy conditions. Adjusting the tabs can help minimize the effects of wind and waves, providing a smoother and more comfortable ride for passengers.
4. **Adjusting Running Attitude**: Trim tabs work by creating upward pressure on the stern of the boat, which effectively lowers the bow. This adjustment helps fine-tune the boat's running attitude, ensuring that it maintains optimal trim and stability at various speeds and conditions.
5. **Enhancing Maneuverability**: In addition to improving performance and stability, trim tabs can also enhance the boat's maneuverability. By adjusting the tabs, boaters can fine-tune the boat's handling characteristics, making it easier to navigate tight turns and crowded waterways.
Overall, trim tabs are valuable tools for optimizing the performance, stability, and efficiency of a boat. By understanding how trim tabs work and how to use them effectively, boaters can enjoy a smoother, more comfortable, and more fuel-efficient boating experience.
Thanks to Chef Valerie for helping us film this episode.
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@bvm7661 3 года назад

1 of the most under rated youtube channels

@jameshartman814 3 года назад

Yeah Captain Mike is the best maybe someday you can come over to Pine Island and we can do some flats fishing .

@staceyweston9694 2 года назад

Just finished watching all 36 videos, all liked, subscribed and notifications clicked... outstanding content especially for someone like me who is getting closer to purchasing my first saltwater fishing boat. I've been watching RU-vid videos for months trying to learn about how a boat is built but none have given me the insight into construction and the hows and whys of selecting the components on the boat compared to this series. Super impressed with all the guys from Latitude, Kraken and Preferred. This has me thinking hard about having a semi-custom build project in my family's future especially considering the lack of high quality, reasonably priced options out there. Thanks Captain Mike!! Tight lines buddy...

@royschwartz3422 2 года назад

Capt Mike, Thanks for all of the excellent content. I just started watching your videos and the tackle how-to segments have been excellent and easy to follow. Thanks for the hard work in putting these together and any boating segments would be welcome. It is always a good refresh or tip or two that everyone can benefit from.

@captmiker7423 3 года назад

Great video. Years ago I took some classes in S FL & the instructor told me NOT to touch the tabs until the boat was on plane. I agree w/ you Capt Mike about hole shot. Put the tabs down, then the throttle down & let her rip.

@TailTaleOutdoors 2 года назад

Soooo for anyone else that thinks the reversed buttons for the trim tabs is silly, hear me out. I lightly sanded the labels off, rotated the control box 180 and the re-labled where port is port, starboard is starboard, up is in the up position and down is in the down position. This is (imo) how it should come from the factory. Aside from that. Awesome video!

@ianwhitton1732 Месяц назад

What I did was mount the control switch as normal but swopped out the port with the starboard electrical connectors that connect to the tabs.. This allows the starboard switch when pressing Down withe the starboard side listing to lift the starboard side to where it should be.. I also included a seperate switch to control the on off function independent of the ignition function option.. This allows is case of emergency to switch the tabs off & retracted faster than otherwise.. Great Video enjoyed it ..

@WoodandBricks 3 года назад

More videos like this would be awesome! At idle to slow speed bow down is a must to maintain steerage on my boat.

@saltychris33 3 года назад

Captain Mike, your videos are some of the best I’ve come across. I truly appreciate you doing these and have learned much from you!

@ReelReports 3 года назад

Glad to help Chris.

@MrMacman71 3 года назад

good video Mike!!! thanks for the explanation, I am sure it will help a lot of people.

@davidbateman1066 3 года назад

Captain Mike, I appreciate the videos. It’s helping get me through the wait time on my LTB. Hopefully I get to splash her this time next year.

@kennethlopez9436 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing Capt Mike you always put out great Salt life Vlogs, 👍👍👍

@josephb.5276 Год назад

Thanks for all the great information captain. I’m getting ready to get a new 2023 key west it has trim tabs. Never used them before. Your video was very helpful and insightful. I feel like I have a lot of information that I’m going to need when I’m out there on the water with my new boat. Thank you very much.

@juliooliveros3984 3 года назад

Awesome video! Nice shots! Nice flow.

@ITigerbaum 2 года назад

I think that your lovely model helped out the list a whole lot! wOw

@1964huerta 3 года назад

Awesome video thanks for sharing!

@PetClipdog 3 года назад

Thank you. Capt Mike. I never use my trim tabs. They works by Satellite with a dedicated anntena. Thank Capt

@UrbanFisherman 3 года назад

Awesome info captain 👍🏾

@jw228w 3 года назад

Great video Capt mike. i have smaller boat 22 ft pathfinder bay boat with older lenko tabs, no indicator lights, wish i had those. they are very quiet i never really know how far up or down they are, just take educated guess while running

@thecentralscrutinizerr Год назад

Just got a brand new 2022 Yamaha 175 Vmax SHO on my 21' CC with brand new electric trim tabs and brand new Sea Star hydraulic steering. Life is good.

@salim0628 6 месяцев назад

Thanks

@hanypall Год назад

Thanks for Sharing

@jamesmeador3982 3 года назад

A couple things the trim tabs work to help as well as the ones you’ve covered: 1) keeping you in plane at lower speeds. My SeaHunt Gamefish 25 falls off plane in 20MPH zones. But I can put both tabs all the way down and stay in plane. 2) and I think one most people don’t know, using the trim tabs to bring the transom up in chopping conditions. The trim tabs don’t actually bring the bow down, but rather they bring the transom up. So the bow gets a lower angle relative to the transom. In choppy conditions, you can use the trim tabs to get the transom higher in the water, thereby taking most of the chop in the “Deep V” of the hull towards the bow, rather than further back on the flatter part of the hull. This can be the different between bouncing in the chop and having to slow way down, and riding atop/cutting through the chop and keeping higher speeds comfortably.

@jamess5789 2 года назад

That 2nd point there is super beneficial and I just actually figured it out this summer on my 23' Tidewater CC. Very helpful in the Chesapeake Bay when you get a lot of little 1-2' chop in the bay or rivers on windy days.

@johnschauder 2 года назад

Excellent point

@TailTaleOutdoors 2 года назад

Very good points!

@ccterc Год назад

Very instructional

@allsearpw3829 2 года назад

Hi, well explained .

@mahimahiaddictioncesargonz5445 3 года назад

Great Video. Like Always 🎣🐟🏆💯😜🔥

@booboo7158 Год назад

Great video, I don't think you mentioned travel in the general direction of the swell, the swell can grab the stern of the vessel, (if the trim tabs are down) especially if you reduce the power quickly and are moving slower than the swell. I learned the hard way, knocked me off my feet.

@toivomyllyla8776 Год назад

It would have been nice if you would have showed how the boat behaves when trim tabs are not used at all. For example a sideview drone shot of the boat getting on plane without trim tabs or engine trim.

@frankm6601 3 года назад

My 21 Outrage wanders at slow/idle speeds, by putting the tabs full down and the motor trim up it lessens the wander to almost nonexistent.

@minipaddymayo222 Год назад

If you want your boat to track stright at slow speeds or idle put them all the way down, if your going thru chop and trimming your motor down All the way isn’t enough put the trim tabs down it will be a much better ride

@harvestor007 Год назад

New boat is looking good

@eduardocapmany1778 Год назад

Hi there ! Thanks for your technical guidance and savoir-affaire in boating issues. I have an Angler 22 with 2 x 250 HP VX series YAMAHA outbards. Quick question : Why is it so, that when I run the boat at mid power and press the trim button down, it clearly accelarates better...? I assume an electrical issue has to do, and if where shall I look to, in order to guarantee unstable electrical power to the spark plugs I pressume...?¡¡?

@ITigerbaum 2 года назад

great show! New sub.

@ericfitucci 3 года назад

Short and on point. I'd do a follow up vid on the danger of using trim tabs in certain situations

@ReelReports 3 года назад

Good call Eric.

@williamsamaro180 3 года назад

Agree 100% I've owned several boats over the years. Never really experienced bow steer until I put my first set of trim tabs on my current boat (a deep V hull). Trim tabs take practice for sure, and knowing when you shouldn't use them is key. That said, ill never own a boat without them again. Great video as usual capt.

@allanmeredith2457 8 месяцев назад

Can you do a vid on kill cords?

@goodcrispies8476 3 года назад

The matte black wheel looks really nice. I didn’t see you talk about it in any of your videos. Do you like it? What’s the make and model?

@mgill1966 2 года назад

I have 28 foot cruiser have hard time getting on plane especially when I have 4 or more people in boat. Do you suggest I put trim tabs down before taking off in full speed.

@Royden58 Год назад

Always retract your trim tabs at the end of the day to cover up the shaft so that marine growth doesn’t form and tear seals when operated next time

@daveengstrom9250 2 года назад

I have never used trim tabs. I am building a boat right now. I would like to know if the turbulence from the trim tabs interfere with the fish finder transducer. My current boat's transducer goes dead for a time when my boat is underway. It is really annoying. The depth just flashed and I have to stop to get it to clear out and come back on.

@spearfishingspanishchanel7237 3 года назад

Grate video mike I just finish build my 1973 potter hull Seacraft 20 I put q plataforma and I power w a 200 hp v6 Yamaha now in going crazy sleet my prop for that boat I don’t know to much about how select the pro iff I need trim tabs or no

@ReelReports 3 года назад

Nice! Love a 20’ potter

@alfredopardo 2 года назад

Mike congrats on your channel I've learned a lot. Question: how do you use your trim tabs to cross inlets in rough conditions?

@ReelReports 2 года назад

Depends on conditions, however generally speaking the bow up using the trim on the boat is good as you don't want to stuff the bow.

@robwooly 2 года назад

hi my boat is 5.5 m long is a semi displacement Hull it travels about 11 knots will these work to keep my bow down at this low speed

@CodySR96 2 года назад

What boat are you on ?

@ronbaileysr4419 11 месяцев назад

I have a 26’ cabin cruiser. I’m somewhat new to trim tabs. At higher speeds (25ish) my boat seems to not be very responsive to turning Could the trim tabs be effecting my handling performance??

@michaelrose2174 2 года назад

Would this help my bow bouncing?

@garywatts8811 3 года назад

Amazing continent

@petermavus4131 3 года назад

So cool 😎

@crowman5936 3 года назад

The biggest surprise was when you asked Miss Valerie to get on the starboard side as you needed more weight there and I didn't see a gaff mark on your throat. Haha

@mikedillon7909 2 года назад

I have a lenco also. However I don’t have the selector lights as you have shown. I find myself losing track of where I am. What’s the best way to reset “home” so I can start over ? Thanks Mike

@Anthony-pi6pf Год назад

Just hold them till they’re all the way up it shouldn’t take longer than a minute. And make your adjustments from there.

@dannyp4959 3 года назад

What do you think about the auto trim tabs for a small skiff? I was told to consider them for my flats skiff build, but have never used them. The LTB looks great! Hope you and Chef Val are enjoying it, and hope to run into you at ICAST again this summer

@ReelReports 3 года назад

On small boats I gotta have control.

@johnschauder 2 года назад

How is your build going? Have you completed it and did you go with trim tabs? What about a Jack plate?

@Wda0216 3 года назад

How does the fuel economy change? Meaning if you run with one or both tabs down, more than just getting on plane

@ReelReports 3 года назад

It really depends on the application and hull, but generally speaking by planing at Lower RPMS you can gain efficiency.

@Thechampion124 Год назад

I got a 17-18foot Nelson craft flats boat with a 150 2 stroke on it. Thing literally does a almost straight up wheelie you think trim tabs will fix that extravagant amount of bow rise and the boat also leans to the right when going 40mph

@ReelReports Год назад

Yes, tabs will help bring bow down.

@KVSL30 3 года назад

Do you trim the motor up in conjunction with using the TT’s?

@richarddavis8931 3 года назад

Play around with it, every boat is different.

@Bigfishfun333 2 года назад

Great video. Love the "how to" stuff. "Getting on A plane" is something you do at an airport. "Getting ON plane" is something you do in a boat.

@vincenttrapani6331 3 года назад

You should trim the motor also

@jamesgallagher9190 3 года назад

Kill switch lanyard 🤔

@aslynnhallett7542 2 года назад

💪

@jonathanralphs19 2 года назад

Why wasn’t the kill cord attached? Not clever.

@PhilbyFavourites 9 месяцев назад

No hardship to put the kill cord on. If you clip a wake and go overboard it’s not a nice end…. So the question is, why don’t you clip it on? - it’s effortless, just like a seat belt or a motorbike helmet.

@ReelReports 9 месяцев назад

You are 100% correct