[BigLew]

My 23 scepter has the same mounting position of the trim tabs. It should be noted that the boat also has a very low swim platform and is an I/O powered boat. The advantage of mounting the tabs in this position is that, being Bennett tabs, the actuators do not require that the swim platform be modified in any way. The result of this position is the trim tabs need to be moved a little more for each adjustment in trim (more resistance) and they're slower to respond. When I get around to putting the boat back together, I will seriously consider moving them further out on the transom and adjusting the swim platform accordingly. I hope this helps. Good luck.