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I'm curious about the controller position near the throttles. That's what I think I'm going to do because it seems right. Those of you who have been doing that for some time now: If you had to cut the hole over again, would you place it elsewhere?
Those of us preparing to do permanent damage want to know.
The reason I did NOT put mine near the throttles was because I am on the bolster a lot and I stand while I drive some. I wouldn't be able to reach them if they were near the throttles.
I'm curious about the controller position near the throttles. That's what I think I'm going to do because it seems right. Those of you who have been doing that for some time now: If you had to cut the hole over again, would you place it elsewhere?
Those of us preparing to do permanent damage want to know.
Above the throttles was the best spot I could find for mine. When you are moving, the throttles are forward and block the controller, making it more difficult to see and to reach, but not impossibly so. I could still adjust them just fine and see the lights when I needed to.
Ideally I would think that to the port or starboard of the throttles would be ideal, but there is no space there on mine. And no space on the dash over there (other than next to the no wake switch, but not enough room there I think).
I'm going to make a laminated book out of it for the garage. If you do the same, be sure to set your print settings to "Actual Size". Any other scaling will screw up the layover charts.
Price and delivery seems on-par with Amazon. I'm going to throw them a bone and get my fasteners for this project through them. (Can't work on the boat for a while yet so I can wait for shipping.)
No affiliation, just thought this was extremely handy.
What is everyone doing about tie down straps. I am going to try to longer bolts and hope the moment is not to severe and bolt bends. Looking for good ideas.
What is everyone doing about tie down straps. I am going to try to longer bolts and hope the moment is not to severe and bolt bends. Looking for good ideas.
I don't use boat buckles. I added a 1/2" galv closed eye bolt to the trailer tie down point. It took the twist out of the strap and put the strap off the tab.
Moving the buckles mount Seems to work at least to the launch. I will keep an eye on it and report back.
The is a section on the Niagara River between the bridges that is always choppy and with 2 level of tabs and 25mph I sliced through the chop like butta. On to the next mod!
I moved mine back an inch from the step. I chose to orient the edges down with the hinge flat. View attachment 118563View attachment 118564
There is no reason why you cannot move it back further. I wouldn't move it back further than 3" though you may not be able to get your required install angle. View attachment 118562
Keep in mind the geometry. You don't need more than 20 degrees deflection.
Any more your trim tab lift turns into drag-not good!
So I got everything installed in about 4 hours thanks to everyone's tips. Went very smooth. One more wire to hook up. The ignition wire. Is it the same on the 230's as previously brought up on this thread? Yellow with black stripe?
So I got everything installed in about 4 hours thanks to everyone's tips. Went very smooth. One more wire to hook up. The ignition wire. Is it the same on the 230's as previously brought up on this thread? Yellow with black stripe?
Has anyone adapted the Lectrotab group buy kit (9” x 12” tabs) to a Scarab 195 and if so, could you please provide pictures. Four of us in Central Florida would like to add tabs to our 195s.
Has anyone adapted the Lectrotab group buy kit (9” x 12” tabs) to a Scarab 195 and if so, could you please provide pictures. Four of us in Central Florida would like to add tabs to our 195s.
Russ at Lectrotab put together a custom system for the Scarab 195 at a nice discount. Couple pieces needed to be custom fabricated but will provide pictures, details and review once installed. Due to the sloping transom on the Scarab 195, we will be mounting the 9” x 9” trim tabs partially under the hull to allow enough room for the slimline 10” actuators. Hopeful the addition of trim tabs and trust vector make a significant improvement in handling on rougher water.
Russ at Lectrotab put together a custom system for the Scarab 195 at a nice discount. Couple pieces needed to be custom fabricated but will provide pictures, details and review once installed. Due to the sloping transom on the Scarab 195, we will be mounting the 9” x 9” trim tabs partially under the hull to allow enough room for the slimline 10” actuators. Hopeful the addition of trim tabs and trust vector make a significant improvement in handling on rougher water.
Ok so I got ahead of myself and mounted one tab. Then I noticed that some owners are pushing the trim tab far out to the sides and others mounting closer to the ride plate/ motors does it make a big difference? Now that I have 13 holes in my boat. @swatski mine are mounted more like yours maybe a 1/8" farther out
