Trim tab opinion needed. SS or Aluminum Alloy?

[Shack]

I have been emailing Russ from Lectrotab today and he gave me some pricing on tabs for my ar240. He said the stainless steel had skyrocketed a year or so ago and offered the aluminum alloy for $324 cheaper than the stainless. The aluminum alloy is same strength as 10ga ss and they use 12 ga ss for their tabs. I’ve read ss is better in salt water but my boat will never see saltwater living in MN. Is going with the aluminum a no brainer or am I missing anything?

 

[MrBubbaGump]

I was in the same boat last year when I was ordering from Lectrotab. I tend to just buy the "better" option, though most people including myself will probably sell the boat long before you have any issues with the aluminum alloy tabs. The thing that had me lean more toward SS though is I am almost exclusively in salt water. I have not heard of anyone having issues with the aluminum alloy however I had the SS on my 2007 boat since about 2012 and never had issues so I just went with the same.

 

[tdonoughue]

Particularly in MN, I would go with the aluminum alloy (especially if Russ recommended it). He has been pretty good to folks on the board here, as I recall. And I think your chances of seeing salt water up there are pretty remote. Save your $325... IMHO.

 

[zipper]

You will need anodes on the aluminum trim tabs if you wet slip at all. If you trailer your boat back and forth to the water, not as necessary, but remember that the aluminum parts of the jet pump and engine are protected with anodes too.

 

[Weeb]

Find out how much it is to powder coat them if your worried but you’d probably be close to the SS.