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I have often wondered about those tabs. Did they work well (I mean before they didn't)? The engineering behind them seems sound, but creating less drag than a regular planner type tab seems a little off to me. I also read they react much quicker than regular tabs.

Are you going to regular tabs due to cost, performance or what?

I just bought the boat recently and they’ve never worked. I was thinking about going to traditional tabs like Bennett or Lenco but that would require a bunch of expensive fiberglass work to fill in the notch where they’re mounted. I might just install a set of zip wakes which are similar in style to the Volvo’s but more reliable.

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I have often wondered about those tabs. Did they work well (I mean before they didn't)? The engineering behind them seems sound, but creating less drag than a regular planner type tab seems a little off to me. I also read they react much quicker than regular tabs.

Are you going to regular tabs due to cost, performance or what?

I just bought the boat recently and they’ve never worked. I was thinking about going to traditional tabs like Bennett or Lenco but that would require a bunch of expensive fiberglass work to fill in the notch where they’re mounted. I might just install a set of zip wakes which are similar in style to the Volvo’s but more reliable.

Coincidentally, when I spoke to Tiara about it, they said this is the only boat model they ever installed the Volvo tabs on.