Keeping trim
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Proper use of the trim tabs on a planing-hull boat will provide top performance during acceleration and at cruising speeds. Power trim helps a boat to come up on plane by changing the angle of the propeller relative to the hull, but it must be set down before a tight turn at high speed.
Publication Name: Motor Boating & Sailing
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0027-1799
Year: 1995
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Deflecting currents
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Boat owners should learn how to recognize deflecting currents since these can easily set vessels off course. To compensate for the action of such currents, boat owners should pay close attention to both their compass course and the marks ahead of them, altering their course accordingly.
Publication Name: Motor Boating & Sailing
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0027-1799
Year: 1999
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Using trim tabs
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The correct use of trim tabs on an inboard planing boat can improve operation, increase fuel savings and decrease maintenance. Trim tabs should be extended and retracted in unison with the throttle.
Publication Name: Motor Boating & Sailing
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0027-1799
Year: 1992
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