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Originally Posted by ishoot308
Nope...just the opposite..."Bow Down (trim down), Slow Down". There is no sense exposing the bottom hull of your boat to oncoming smashing waves. With the bow down you hull is doing what it was designed to do...displace the oncoming waves with the V nose of the hull... Unless of course your in a pontoon boat then things are totally different!
Dan
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Yeah. I hear what you're saying. There is a fine line here. Depends on the wave heights, I guess. I rarely go much above planing speed (24' Sea Ray, 2800 rpm) so If I slow down and come off plane because it is rough, the tabs don't do anything anyway. But, if I let the bow up just a little, there is considerably less banging. If slow down means drop from 4000 rpm to 3500, I was never there in the first place. One of the best riding boats I ever had was a 26' Lyman, deep forefoot, cut the waves as you suggest, no trim tabs.