23' Sceptre with - without trim tabs
 

Some boats ride fairly poorly without tabs to keep the bow down etc......

What's the word on the Sceptre ride performance characteristic..." with or without " tabs

I cannot imagine my sceptre without them. It’s a must!! It would be very difficult with a head wind to trim the boat without them.

All small offshore boats require trim tabs.... All.

Like having two different boats. You will wonder how you ever got along without them.

I have trim tabs but they are broken. I think my Sceptre runs/rides great without them. They worked for years, but I haven't fixed them because I honestly don't think I need them. Now in full disclosure I have a hardtop and crows nest tower which puts 300 pounds up front. Additionally my 23' Sceptre has a light 2 stroke outboard (Yamaha Excel 225) weighing in at a mere 425 pounds. As far as side to side, I move a cooler or passengers around accordingly. No tabs, no problems.

Thanks all - I have the Bennett tabs on my current boat- greatly useful and wondered same about Sceptre

what is the fuel consumption on your boat?I have a Excel 225 also and she Loves the fuel.Thanks Thirsty Sceptre.

Cruise at 4300 rpms it burns 12 gph at 31 mph = 2.6 mpg

At 5800 rpm WOT I burn 21 gph at 43 mph, so a little over 2 mpg

Real light with a tail wind, maybe 2.8 mpg

Dang Jim, I didn't know those 1949 Yamaha Excel motors had NMEA 2000 to interface your GPS?? Sweet!! :)

43 mph with an older 225 on a Sceptre seems very fast - yours must be set up just right.

That's great, congratulations.

What WOT speed you getting ?
Not that top speed is a goal, but it is a good measure of how well the boat/ motor are set up. I've heard upper 30's most typical.

This was with a full tank of fuel

I cruise at 33mph and top at 42.5 with my yanmar 250 diesel. Get trim tabs. Why not, You don’t have to use them but when you need them they are worth it

I have to have tabs on mine

They make a world of difference. I have tabs on my 20' Seafari, and love them. I don't have tabs on my 18' SuperFisherman and wish I did, even though it's very responsive as is.

For $400, I'm considering adding Lenco 15013 9x9's behind the outer planing surface on the 18".

But because I'm saving to take my family there, it just has to wait until after I go to Israel next May..