Ok, I've been reading tons of posts about the smart tabs. Everybody raves about them. Before I buy them, here is my situation and concerns.<br />The boat is new to me, it's a 93 Crownline 182, with a 4.3LX, I believe 190HP. This is the deepest hull I have ever owned, and it's heavy. I love the ride, and the 4.3 seems to perform well with it. Top speed so far has been 49, and yesterday I pulled 2 trick skiers out of deep water, and the boat did ok, although there was a lot of bow rise. It does come on plane, after a short while, maybe 6-8 seconds. Actually, any acceleration has the same affect, quite a bit of rise in the bow, just for a longer time with somebody in tow. <br />I realize the smart tabs should help this situation. The question I have about them is this. My youngest son is into wakeboarding. The oldest does the trick skis, (learning), and I slalom ski.(not a novice, but certainly no expert)<br />Younger son really likes the wake of this boat for his board, at 19-20 mph, I actually trim the bow up to help with the wake. At higher speeds for skiing, the wake isn't too bad, although bigger than the outboard I used to have. If I install smart tabs, how much affect will it have on the wake for the wakeboarder? Also, will it help get me out of the water better on 1 ski? (it did take a while to get me up) I have to check my hull, but I think I have room to install the tabs. How much verticle area do I need from the bottom of the boat for the tabs?<br /><br /> 
