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Old June 1st, 2007, 08:29 PM
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Default Trim-Tabs BIGGER wakes

I recently bought a 2003 stingray due to a 13 year old son,gitting me hooked on wakeboarding.We are looking for a bigger wake with out fuilling the boat with water just wondering if anyone knowes if tabs will help..............................thanks Randy@Son in NC
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Old June 2nd, 2007, 10:03 AM
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Default Re: Trim-Tabs BIGGER wakes

They do make a single tab for generating wake. I've only seen it on wakeboard boats though because it goes right in the center of the hull (where the outdrive drops down to). I would think that if you got manual trim tabs, like Bennett, then you could run them in the down position and generate more wake.
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Old June 2nd, 2007, 11:21 AM
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Default Re: Trim-Tabs BIGGER wakes

Tabs will inprove you abilty to hold good wakeboard speeds BUT generaly make a smaller wake as the boat is more level with the tabs

It is catch 22


Generaly you need a line with the lenth adjustment loops in it so you can adjust the line to big spot in the wake



You really do not need that big of a wake until your ready for this



Which i would not allow unless you can get him to a school for the proper training WHICH is much cheeper than the ER BILL

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Old June 4th, 2007, 09:40 AM
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Default Re: Trim-Tabs BIGGER wakes

Well if you want a bigger wake you can always invite some of his friends over... other then fat sacks of sand bags this is the best way to increase it.
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Default Re: Trim-Tabs BIGGER wakes

Lots of people also use lead. However, you have to take the lead/sand with you and trailer it which costs lots of gas. Also with fatsacks- if you start to take on water you can temporarily offload a lot of weight quickly if needed.
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