Another 25 Seafari goes under the knife

[Blue_Heron]

bigeasy1,
Thanks for your kind words. The work of strick and some of the others here has inspired me, too

Originally Posted by madie03

Could you tell me more about the trim tabs. I'm not sure what I see did you replicate a section of bottom and secure it to the tab?

Yes, that's basically it. I made a mold that follows the contour of the last step in the hull, then made a top half for a two part sandwich mold, and made two trim plane extensions that I bolted to the bottom of my stock 12" x 12" Bennett trim tabs. I held the tab mounts above the hull bottom by the thickness of the trim plane extensions for a flush finish. Here's a sequence of pics that show the process:





















They are very effective, but not really necessary. Unless you ever need to steer the boat with the trim tabs or stay on plane at 12 kts.

Dave