Just woke to an email letting me know about a new post to this thread so I thought I would provide an update. I’m the guy that started it with a post about a listing problem.
I got in touch with Smoker Craft last fall because the fixed tabs the dealer installed were not correcting the list. I must have found the right person because they offered to ship the boat back and forth to look at it in New Paris IN where they manufacture them. I opted tow it out so I could fish lake Erie on the way out. They water tested the boat and looked at how the fixed tabs were installed. They apparently were not flush with the bottom of the hull. They removed them, welded the holes, reinstalled them correctly and repainted the transom. They water tested and I’m told it runs great now. I will going out to pick it up in two weeks and will spend a few days on Erie chasing walleye to see for myself.
Assuming the problem is corrected, as I’m told it is, I’ll be thrilled with Smoker Craft but still not so happy with the dealer.

Hi Guys,
Just reading your recent posts. I still haven’t done anything to correct the leaning problem I’m having, which started this whole thread. I’ve been looking at Lenco Limited Space Trim Tabs. I think they will fit with the kicker motor but I’m not sure so I continue to hesitate and live with the problem. More recently I did a little reading up on props and was thinking about prop torque as Dan mentioned. I have the Yamaha 115 and it’s plenty fast enough. I can’t imagine a 150 on a boat that size and weight. My current prop is a 19 pitch. I was thinking about trying a 15 or 17 pitch to see if that helps. Someone mentioned moving the rear battery. That is an option I thought of but I didn’t think the weight of one battery could make that big of a difference.
Dan – I’ve been dealing with Towne Marine in Bloomsburg PA. Are you in PA? May I ask what dealer you went through?
Frank

Hi J Guard
I still havent resolved the problem. I plan to add adjustable trim tabs at some point this year. Im still trying ti find ones that wont interfere with the kicker motor.
Dont let them add the non-adjustable tabs they put on mine. They only take up space and add holes to your hull, they dont help the problem at all.
I would suggest calling Andy in Smokercraft customer service, not that he helped but if enough of us bitch about the problem maybe theyll do something.
I reached him at 574.831.2103 ext 287.
Hope you have better luck with them than I did. Let me know how you make out.
Frank

I know your question is a few months old but I just saw it and had to weigh in.
I bought a 2015 Starweld 1800 Pro in the winter of 2016. It was a leftover package deal from a local dealer. It has Yamaha 115 for the main motor and a Yamaha 9.9 kicker. Here’s a little on my experience with it.

I love the floorplan and the jump seats in the back. They stay home when I’m fishing but I use them when when I take the kids out with the tow behind tubes and stuff. The boat The motors are great. They start on the first turn of the key every time, but you should expect that of brand new motors. The windshield is higher than many others I looked at which is great for keeping dry when under way. Overall I like the boat but I’m having one issue and getting no help from Starcraft, who is the actual manufacturer.

The boat sits level when at rest but lists to Port when underway. This happens even with significant extra weight added to the Starboard side. Starcraft had the dealer add fixed tabs to the transom. They are kind of like trim tabs but they do not adjust up and down. They sit at a right angle to the transom. This did not fix the problem.

I do like a lot of things about the boat and I’m sure at some I’ll figure out the problem, probably by adding adjustable trim tabs. But I am VERY DISAPPOINTED in Starweld / Starcraft themselves. Their customer service is non-existent.