TRIM TAB ASSEMBLY what is it for?

bamajoker

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what does this control on the boat
 

saumon

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Re: TRIM TAB ASSEMBLY what is it for?

It's mounted there to hide a bolt so people can't remove their lower unit and bring their engines to the nearest dealer.






;)

Seriously, it's:

1 - an anode to prevent galvanic corrosion
2 - a rudder to counteract steering torque caused by the propeller rotation
 

bamajoker

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Re: TRIM TAB ASSEMBLY what is it for?

mine has fallen off lol would this be what cause my boat hard as hell to drive when its trimmed out.
 
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