Fully down, trim tabs help the boat get on plane “flatter” and also allow for planing at lower speeds, which often improves ride quality. Tim Barker How Trim Tabs Work to Help Planing Using trim tabs ...

While I have yet to personally make the switch from standard tabs to interceptors on my vessel, I do know quite a few boat owners and captains who have, and all report a slight increase in speed as ...

Boats operating at ­planing speed can also suffer poor ­performance indicated by carrying their bow too high, or even too low. Ideally, and in general, a boat on plane will be most efficient at about ...