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I have a 200 horizon and am new at boating.. I have been told that a "whale tail or stingray tail will help fuel savings and will handle better. is this true? any input wopuld be greatly app.

I guess I should also include that my boat is a 1997 with a 5.7v8.

There have been a lot of favorable reviews on Smart Tabs on many of the forums recently in increasing the boats efficiency by getting on plane faster and also planing at slower speeds.

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-Rob.


Current boat: 2011 Yamaha AR210
Previous boat: 1998 Horizon RX 4.3GL SX

I think I'd go with smart tabs over a whale tale, dolfin, or other type of outdrive-mounted hydrofoil.

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Paul
2007 Four Winns Horizon 220
Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI w/ Bravo III Drive
2004 Ford Explorer Limited (V8-AWD)
Pomme de Terre Lake (Southwest Missouri)

I wouldnt add any un-needed force to an outdrive. Tabs are the way to go.

Well I have talked to several other people and a few boat mech.'s and every one say's it's a bad idea.. It will cause more trouble daown the road than it tis worth...

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1997 200 Horizon 5.7v8
2002 chevy Suburban

Yeah, I wouldn't add a whale tail or stingray to my 200, although I did add one to my previous 17' Maxum, and was happy with the result. Had it on for about 5 years as I recall, with no ill effects. I am becoming convinced that the Horizon 200 does need something. I have the sunsport seating and find that the cockpit fills up first. The consequence of this is that unless I relegate someone to the bow, I do not have adequate bow down control while on a plane. Put some weight up front, and all's good. I'm considering the smart tabs as a solution.

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2007 Horizon 200
4.3L GXi/ SX 225 HP