I bought a boat with the 200 optimax last year and recently noticed there is no trim tab above the prop. Now the prop is stainless (if it matters). The size is 19" with a 23" pitch. It looks to me that the trim tab has been removed so the prop would fit. There is about an inch and a half clearance between the blade and the plate that the tab would mount to. The boat handles well, except when the motor is trimmed all the way down and wide open, it steers really hard. Trimmed up it steers fine. It has teleflex(?) hydraulic steering.
Is this a normal situation?
Also what is that plate the trim tab mounts to called?
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
Question
sparkyaber
I bought a boat with the 200 optimax last year and recently noticed there is no trim tab above the prop. Now the prop is stainless (if it matters). The size is 19" with a 23" pitch. It looks to me that the trim tab has been removed so the prop would fit. There is about an inch and a half clearance between the blade and the plate that the tab would mount to. The boat handles well, except when the motor is trimmed all the way down and wide open, it steers really hard. Trimmed up it steers fine. It has teleflex(?) hydraulic steering.
Is this a normal situation?
Also what is that plate the trim tab mounts to called?
Thanks for the info,
Abe
Link to comment
Share on other sites
1 answer to this question
Recommended Posts