Fatherof4 Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Hello All. I have owned saltwater boats for over 30 years. Bought my first flats boat about a month ago. It is a 1996 Maverick Master Angler 18.5. It does have trim tabs on it. No idea on age, maybe original. They are electric. I have been going through everything, replacing all rocker switches, etc. I noticed the trim tabs are not recessing all the way back up. They leave a little (maybe 1/2-3/4") of the shaft extended. Is this normal? If not, ideas to fix? The control module? The tabs themselves? They do work, just don't retract all the way. Also, it has an original 1996 Johnson Fast Strike 175hp motor. Runs really well. Has 550 original hours. It came with a stainless 4-blade prop. Has some nicks, etc on it. Considering moving to a 3 blade. Only hits 5000 rpm wide open. No idea what the max rpm is. Do not fish super shallow. Use off AL coast and FL panhandle. Thanks for any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawg Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 I don't know your particular boat, but the Mavericks I know all have Lenco electric trim tabs. When the tabs are fully retracted, they will show about 3/4 inch of the shiny shaft. This is normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarpon1215 Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 What he said☝️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyBottomBluz Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 They are only "down" if when in the full up position they are lower than the bottom of the boat. If they are not then they are considered up, just take a straight edge and hold it on the bottom of the boat in front of the tabs and the straight edge should not touch the tabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatherof4 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 ok. THanks for the info. It's on a 96 Maverick MA 18.5. There is a little "shiny" metal sticking out. Will take it as normal. When I get a chance, will check and see if it is level with the bottom. Thoughts on 3 blade prop? What you all running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HewesYourDaddy Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Fatherof4 said: ok. THanks for the info. It's on a 96 Maverick MA 18.5. There is a little "shiny" metal sticking out. Will take it as normal. When I get a chance, will check and see if it is level with the bottom. Thoughts on 3 blade prop? What you all running? PowerTech 4 blade on my 19 Pathfinder. I ran a Ballistic 3 blade on my 16 Bonefisher and it ran great. Gonna be trial and error to find exact prop that works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownBear Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Fatherof4 said: Thoughts on 3 blade prop? What you all running? Running a 4-blade on the 115 Vmax SHO pushing our RF18. Throttles up to the rated 6300 rpm just fine. Only two differences I've noted between 3 and 4, top speed drops from 48-49 with the 3 to 44-45 with 4-blade. Hole shots are much, much better with the 4, too. I can live with the loss of a little bit of top end for the performance at startup. Between the 4-blade, the tabs and the jackplate, it's opened more than a few eyes with shallow water starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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