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    Installed Smart tabs and now i still need a proper prop

    So i put on my smart tabs and let me tell you...they are awesome The boat is waayy more stable at high speeds It gets on plane really quick I can plain with my SS 23 at about 17mph compared to 24 mph But my top speed stayed the same and my top RPM with the 23P actually went down. What used to...
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    Smart Tabs installed and a couple pics of the boat

    So i had to move where the ladder hinges up so that it would clear the tabs and i had to modify the top transom bracket a little but other than that a very simple and easy procedure My only concern is the nylon bolts won't these back off because you cannot tighten them very much without...
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    Problem with SX smart tabs (or moreso my boat)

    Alright so i just got my smart tabs in and started installing them, I got the bottom part all srewed in a looking very pretty then realized that my swim ladder A) comes right down on top of it and B) is in the way of where i need to mount the top bracket that the top of the actuator clips on I...
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    Volvo Penta Question

    Hey So i recently bought a 98 fourwinns 18.5 horizon and it has the volvo penta 5.7GLi i've noticed that most boats up till about 04 or so are carburated but this engine is fuel injected. Did volvo stick with the fuel injection from 98 on or did they go back to carburated and if so why did they...
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    Prop Issues

    Alright so here is my dilemma my boat came with a 19P a 21P and a stainless 23P My boat is a very wide and deep 18.5 Fourwinns horizon with a volvo penta 5.7gli which i belive is about 255hp (2400lbs dry weight i believe) With the 19 i can plain at a reasonable speed (about 19mph) and my...
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    Interesting Info

    So i was having real problems keeping my boat on plane at slow speeds i even went down to a 19 prop and still could only hold the boat on plane at about 22, since I do lots of wakeboarding i was wondering what to do, I didnt want to sacrifice my top end and go to an even flatter prop and i...
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    Prop pitch?

    Hey everyone I just bought a 1998 Four Winns Horizon 18.5" with a volvo penta 5.7l and i am really into wakeboarding. The boat originally came with a stainless 23pitch prop and wouldnt hold plane at any speeds lower than about 25mph which is waayy to fast for wakeboarding..does anyone have this...
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