SX Smart Tabs Trim Tabs for Boat Length 15' - 19' FT and 60-150 HP - Nauticus

Wow! Finally got the boat out with the Smart Tabs installed and the improvement in performance was great. My boat came up on plane with almost no bow rise. Ride was very smooth. I also discovered there was virtually no wander when in the no wake zone. I highly recommend Smart Tabs.

Does exactly as advertized

receiving my order quickly. was a little skeptical about the trim tabs,but after researching the company,they have been making these for 15 years, gave them a shot. i put them on boat saturday, very easy to install. put boat in water sunday and to my surprise boat jumped up on plane and no more porpoising. i was able to trim up motor up almost out of water! i could not do that before. dont hesitate, you wont be disappointed! p.s. these are put on at the factory of carolina skiff.

This is the 2nd set of Smart Tabs SX that I've installed. They were installed on two very different types of boats. But, both sets have returned similar results. This set was installed on an 18ft, Center Console, saltwater boat with 90HP outboard. The boat performed well before the install, and even better after. Hole shot was quicker and much "flatter". WOT speed, as measured by GPS, also increased by 3 knots. But, where I notice the greatest difference is being able to stay on plane at lower speeds. Another important difference is how easy it is to steer a straight course at trolling speeds. Before, she would wander a lot. I did do something on both installs that I would suggest to anyone installing these. I replaced the nylon bolts and clevis pins with stainless bolts and fiberlock nuts that I bought at Lowes. Previous reviews I had read about the Smart Tab SX product indicated that the nylon hardware would sometimes fail. So rather than take the chance, I went ahead and replaced all the nylon hardware with stainless. So far, I have not experienced a failure of any kind with either set. All things considered, my boat is now a much more pleasant one to drive. I can easily recommend Smart Tab SXs to anyone looking for basic, set and forget, trim tab performance.

The mounting brackets for the tabs are too wide and will not mount flush anywhere on my transome. Unfortunately, I ordered them on-line and was not aware of this until after I opened the package. Perhaps some dimensional data on the bracket size would have helped prior to sale.