Forum: RIBs & ribbing
19 February 2003, 09:36
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Tabs
Hi Niels
Basicly because the boat is light you are suffering from chine walking. Our old boat used to do this. To solve the problem Alan Priddy to a chain saw to the deck and we fitted larger...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
07 February 2003, 16:26
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Replies: 58
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Tabs
Hi Brian
Sorry I made a spelling mistake, I meant Salt stuck between the rams. Ours go down 4-5 inches or so. Again like alan our bow can go down very low. Have you checked your oil resevior,...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
07 February 2003, 14:57
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Replies: 58
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Brian
Afternoon Brian
The trim tab could be lack of oil or where it has been left standing the slt could be trapped between the rams. Some WD 40 should solve this problem. We have a similar sytem with...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
07 February 2003, 09:02
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Replies: 58
Views: 17,643
Scorpion
crazyhorse
I never said i could get Dirk a second hand scorpion. I told him there were a couple for sale on the website , nothing else.
Julian
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
06 February 2003, 16:26
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Replies: 58
Views: 17,643
Dirk
Out of interest what size was the Falcon you had, was it the 7 mtr one. If your looking for a scorpion there is a few second hand ones on the Scorpion website.
If you want a run in one to get an...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
06 February 2003, 16:19
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Replies: 58
Views: 17,643
Dirk
Hi Dirk
Interesting to know thats all. Allways good to get people opinions of boats etc.
Julian
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
06 February 2003, 14:57
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Replies: 58
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Falcon
Hi Dirk
Whats up with your Falcon then???.
Julian
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
06 February 2003, 10:23
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Replies: 58
Views: 17,643
Trim Tabs
Dirk
On the contrary the scorpion is a fantastic sea boat and the set up is very good. When you have an extra tonn of engine sitting on the back of a boat it changes the handling charateristics of...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
06 February 2003, 08:39
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Replies: 58
Views: 17,643
Trim Tabs
A good boat will ride level without trim tabs if set up correctly, they are usefull in a beam see as you can level the boat. We fitted them to our boat because of the weight in running a diesel , ie...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
05 February 2003, 10:35
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Replies: 58
Views: 17,643
Trim Tabs
Hi
As Alan said you need a boat over 8 meters really and one that is quite heavy to get the benefit from them. We use them on our boat and they are great to help with the balance etc.
Julian
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