need some help!

[wolfeman131]

if I remember correctly, they are now electric & a single actuator

[outbackv]

ill have to look into that and see....

[wolfeman131]

ill have to look into that and see....

here is the best pic I could find from the '09 Owner's Manual Archive

top right corner pic

http://www.moomba.com/library/owner_.../moomba_09.pdf

[aintskeered]

Outbackv, I lost the whole wake plate and broke one cylinder on lsv, Never felt it go or get loose.... nothing, End of day and headed back to load on the trailer.... Gone when I loaded it? Warrenty/ my dealer coverd mine as it was pretty new at the time. I filled the actuators when I put them on... Just about a cup into the bottem. The started working almost imeditally. I had to pull all the screws out of the attachment/ hinge point on the bottem of my boat and replace the plate. Was not bad though. Have had no problem since. Wish I would have read your poast earlier I could have given ya a heads up. Been off the board for a bit.

[outbackv]

thanks for the input everyone! wolfeman it looks like in that plate moomba now uses a lenco actuator!
ainskeered thanks for the reply
ya it was a pain in the ass putting them on and my plate is bent very very little and i took the boat out yesterday and at high speeds it pulls quite a bit to the right not crazy but enough to bug me you know!
so soon im gonna replace the whole set up either the entire system or at the very least the plate and the hinge but wanted to get some input and see if anyone on here has every added or replaced the bennett system or went with an electric system mainly im curious because when i replace it if i can get something better or more reliable (not saying bennett isnt) just saying id like to do that other than putting the same thing on....

[brain_rinse]

I will consider upgrading to an electric actuator once my hydraulic actuators fail (again, and outside of warranty.) The only benefit I can see would be reliability as both systems do the exact same thing. It will come down to cost though, like everything.

[outbackv]

thanks for the reply!!!

now if i went to a electric system or any other system would you recomend staying with two actuators to a plate or go with one ive noticed on most newer boats manufactured that have a wake plate they only have one actuator?

anyone know the pros and cons of electric vs. hydraulic

[mmandley]

here is the best pic I could find from the '09 Owner's Manual Archive

top right corner pic

http://www.moomba.com/library/owner_.../moomba_09.pdf

Not to argue but i can stand corrected that 09s are electric.

That owners manual on Page 52 shows a single piston wake plate and calls it Hydraulic.

[outbackv]

MMANDLEY yes you are correct!
what do you think of the electric set ups compared to the hydraulic and if i changed my set up would i have to go to a single actuator?

[polar21]

I have no experience with this type of application, although these are referred to as "trim tabs" in the fishing community and are used on boats from 19' all the way up to multi-million dollar sportfishing yachts. The difference between hydraulic (bennet) and electric (lenco) has been discussed on numerous fishing forums with no real advantage going to either one. I have used both of these types in fishing applications and the electrics were faster than the hydraulics, but that is the only difference I could tell.