As some may have read, I was very impressed with how the installation of the smart tabs made my Cobalt 206 perform. Tremendous improvement regarding hole shot and planing speed. Problem was how they destroyed my wake for wake boarding and knee boarding. I tried many adjustments including lighter actuators and less lift to no avail.
The solution was changing the transom bracket to the kind that allow me to retract the tabs completely. I was able to use one of the existing holes, but did have to drill another hole as these brackets sit higher that the others. The actuator actually covers the left over hole below the bracket, which I filled by simply re-installing one of the screws.
A note to the smart tabs reps on this site....when talking to customers about which tabs to use, you should definitely ask them if the boat is used for watersports where a clean wake is preferred. Recommend to these customers to buy the transom brackets that allow you to retract the tabs completely so they don't encounter the same troubles I did.
The solution was changing the transom bracket to the kind that allow me to retract the tabs completely. I was able to use one of the existing holes, but did have to drill another hole as these brackets sit higher that the others. The actuator actually covers the left over hole below the bracket, which I filled by simply re-installing one of the screws.
A note to the smart tabs reps on this site....when talking to customers about which tabs to use, you should definitely ask them if the boat is used for watersports where a clean wake is preferred. Recommend to these customers to buy the transom brackets that allow you to retract the tabs completely so they don't encounter the same troubles I did.