pacific trim tabs?

[jon_95]

Hi all, new to the site but just wondering with regards pacific 22 owners, just after refurbishing one and on full power she leans a bit to the left due to the prop rotation, anyone overcome this? anyone fitted trim tabs?

http://jsandham.googlepages.com/pacific22

some shots of the first weekend out!

[Slaphead]

Hi and welcome to the forum. Trim tabs would probably help correct that but I think it's just the nature of the beast at WOT. Mine was a bog standard ex MOD one with the Mermaid and it leaned to starboard when I gave her the wellie. It straightened up again when I eased the throttle back a bit though.
Your one is a cracker... good luck with it!

[Pete7]

Jon, I also noticed that with passengers at the back they tend to ride a little bow up. I didn't want to fit fins because I wanted divers to get back in over the stern and they might get in the way so fitted a pair of these:

http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?...highlight=trim

The effect was to lift the stern and lower the bow a fraction giving a longer planning platform and therefore more stable particularly when in strong cross winds which can also induce a lean.

They also reduce the amount of water coming up and touching the tubes at the stern.

Pete

[Tim M]

Saw this lovely looking Pac22 in Ocean village the other day. It apears to have been totally refurbished - love the cream deck/interior. I noticed it was fitted with trim tabs....