Smart Tabs on a H180

Bobaloo · **Posted:** Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:51 pm

Anyone put Smart tabs on a H180? I am thinking of putting the SX series on my H180 since the bow really comes up alot before getting on plane and I am hoping to stay on plane at a lower spped and RPM. Can anyone give me their experience with them?

ric · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:31 am

That was going to be my winter project too..

naumovski · **Joined:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:27 am **Posts:** 25

I like to buy smart tabs too for my H180
But how i will mount them when ladder is on place where smart tabs should be...
:shock:

Bobaloo · **Posted:** Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:28 pm

naumovski wrote:

I like to buy smart tabs too for my H180
But how i will mount them when ladder is on place where smart tabs should be...
:shock:

My ladder (when folded down) looks like it might get in the way if a smart tab was mounted there. I will have to do some measuring before buying them. Maybe when they are angled down at rest it might miss the ladder... not sure, but thanks for mentioning it. I can't check now since my H180 is shrinkwrapped and the ladder is folded up under the wrap.

Anyone else have Smart Tabs with the fold down ladder?

I found this pic online (link below)... looks like the ladder might clear it but would have to measure to verify before I bought them.

http://www.boatcrazy.com/images/sale_owner/100_3871.jpg

ric · **Posted:** Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:14 pm

ladder might clear, dunno...

BUT

On my '00 model, the ladder is well... short. You gotta climb up to get on it. Is the newer style ones longer?

Bobaloo · **Posted:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:53 am

ric wrote:

ladder might clear, dunno...
BUT
On my '00 model, the ladder is well... short. You gotta climb up to get on it. Is the newer style ones longer?

Mine folds down into the water.
Like this one here... http://www.boatcrazy.com/images/sale_owner/100_3871.jpg

Walt · **Posted:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:12 am

My $0.02...
The '92 18' I previously had DID have a bunch of bow-rise....

This was before stepped-hull, etc. But I found putting a cooler in the bow, and keeping one of the occupants with it (challenging, to say the least) is all it took to keep the bow down. It would keep planed and flat as low as 14 mph; which was great for our early boarding days.
I don't know of anyone who has tabs on a 18' range boat, and have heard they aren't really worth the cost until you hit about 25'.

Bobaloo · **Posted:** Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:22 am

Walt wrote:

My $0.02...
I don't know of anyone who has tabs on a 18' range boat, and have heard they aren't really worth the cost until you hit about 25'.

Smart Tabs are for boats smaller than 25'. Larger boats usually have helm operated tabs. Smart tabs are only about $100.

www.iFourWinns.com

Smart Tabs on a H180

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