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Originally Posted by Normagain
A welding buddy of mine wanted to do a bracket like that for my old boat out of aluminum, except that it would have been wider according to his explanation. My modification would have been to allow enough of a flat spot at the bottom so the existing hull drain plug could be used. There should be more drag with the extension but adding the flat spot at the bottom I thought would help it act more like level (huge) trim tabs with less drag.
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This was the first time I have even been able to run the boat without using the trim tabs. Didn't matter if I was going 3mph or 45mph I have always needed them to get the boat to ride even remotely flat. It now sits, accelerates, and rides very flat and even, slow or at speed. I'm sure there is more drag but I have a slower plane speed now which will result in better economy and a better ride in rough water and no bow wave to push over to get on plane. There are trade offs no matter what path you take I think. So far I'm very happy with the result.