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Thread: Lenco or Bennett Bolt - is there a real world difference?

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    Lenco or Bennett Bolt - is there a real world difference?

    A question for those running trim tabs or with real world experience with trim tabs.

    Boating RV are running a sale and I am tossing up about fitting trim tabs to my Allison Fisherman 175

    is there any real or important real world difference between the Lenco and the Bennett electric trim tabs -I am not looking the the hydraulic as I would not be able to place the pump in a suitable position

    thanks
    Steve

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    Re: Lenco or Bennett Bolt - is there a real world difference?

    it would be tricky to feel any sort of major difference between the two.

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    Re: Lenco or Bennett Bolt - is there a real world difference?

    I run the Lenco on a Allison 195 and they were easy to install and work well, I have not experienced Bennet tabs.
    One thing you need to be aware of is that if you have duckboards then you will need short actuators as the standard ones will be too long.

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    Re: Lenco or Bennett Bolt - is there a real world difference?

    thanks Moose and Dignity - yes I would need to the short actuators

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    Re: Lenco or Bennett Bolt - is there a real world difference?

    I have Lenco ans have a hole thru my duckboards / steps with no issues after many years of use.
    9 x 9 on a Seafarer Vagabond with twin 115 HP old-rudes

    TabStbdLenco.jpg
    What could go wrong.......................

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    Re: Lenco or Bennett Bolt - is there a real world difference?

    Quote Originally Posted by Chimo View Post
    I have Lenco ans have a hole thru my duckboards / steps with no issues after many years of use.
    9 x 9 on a Seafarer Vagabond with twin 115 HP old-rudes

    TabStbdLenco.jpg
    I had that option but after cutting 75 x 35 hole to accommodate the wiring for lights, tabs and pick up for the deck was I found that in sloppy seas offshore I'd get a regular shower as it acted like a geyser when that crnr of the boat rose and fell. I ended up gluing a rubber gasket on to seal it.

    Also the Allison has a bit more freeboard there.

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    Re: Lenco or Bennett Bolt - is there a real world difference?

    Seafarer has any amount of free board and never ever got anything like you described happen.

    I had Lindsay's guys fit mine so I had no issue getting the hole cut thru the frp in the correct place.
    Lindsay recommended the size (9 x 9) and it works as he said it would.
    What could go wrong.......................

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    Re: Lenco or Bennett Bolt - is there a real world difference?

    I have the bennett bolts and they have been great (5 years)

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