About $340 for the tabs and actuators
About $250 for the fancy rockers with indicators
About $100 for battery switch plus mounting hardware, cables, fuses, etc
About $50 in drill bits
About $15 for 5200 sealant
So… About $750 all in. I could have knocked off $100 with the basic rockers with autoretract but no indicators and about another $100 more than that with basic rockers and no autoretract.
Hey guys, I just started another thread for my tabs post.
Long story short, The bolt124 tabs work great.
Last pictures. Sorry, I’ll take a picture of the whole transom next time I have it out if people want to see it. Also sorry that the boat is dirty as a pig’s rear end. I usually, normally, mostly wipe it down after every outing but slacked this time.
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I can get my boat to balance with all four family members on board but as people grow, that will change and it’s a pain that I didn’t want to deal with anymore. The real problem was having a single guest aboard that isn’t a child since you can only move one person around so much unless you make him sit on the floor.
I’m currently installing the Bennett Bolt 124 tabs. I spoke to the folks at Bennett Marine and they assured me that these tabs would do the job. In a week, I’ll know for sure and will let everyone here know as well. I haven’t mounted my clamp on kicker yet so I don’t know if the clearances work… but soon I will and if it doesn’t, I can buy a setback bracket to move it aft 10″.
Installation, so far, has been a lot of work because of my swim platform. Notching that thing while mounted was a HUGE pain in the butt. I’ll post pictures and everything in a week after the 5200 cures and I have a chance to water test it all.
I’ve been running my boat for a year now and I still love it. With over 30 trips out to the Potomac and local reservoirs I can say that it has really been a great boat.
Have you tried to message Frank Slover? Would be nice to get a public update on how his boat is doing.
FYI, I checked the gunwale storage compartments on my new 16 dc ski and the doors are through bolted.
I took mine out again for a nice long run with a lighter passenger and the boat ran great! For me, the issue is one of new boat owner meets a boat that has 100lbs of batteries on the port side and a narrow beam. When my 130lb (instead of my 200lb) passenger leaned over to the gunwale, the boat listed, when he leaned straight back in the chair, it righted (mostly) and when he leaned in the center, the boat was true.
I really love this boat and I’m crushed that you didn’t have a better experience with it. Wish I could help but my issue really is one of playing “could you lean over a bit”. If I had my way, it would have been nice to move the batteries closer to the center or all the way aft with the trolling battery (for balance) but the rest of the boat is great enough that I’ll figure it out as I go and just have fun.
Truly, best of luck getting your issue resolved and I wish you the best. Thanks for replying to me earlier.
I was thinking the same thing on the trim tabs. If I get a setback mounting bracket for the kicker, I think it will fit. Spend $100 to push the kicker back 10″ so I can spend money on trim tabs…
FYI – I called today but they’re closed for the 4th. I’ll try again. Thanks!
Hey guys, I’m a new Starweld 16 DC owner. I LOVE the boat (layout, amenities, comfort, PERFECT for my family) but I’m having the same issue. With me and one other adult in the boat (he outweighed me by 50lbs) the port listing at speed is quite intimidating. The captain that was with me told me to fire up the bilge pump it was listing so hard. Unfortunately, the batteries are both on the port side of the boat but it sits level when at lower speeds so I think it’s prop torque.
I’ll be calling my dealer on Monday to talk to them about it but wanted to see if you guys were ever given some type of resolution.
