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True, although Zodiac has fast planning hulls.

Thank you for your order!

Greetings! Unfortunately, we've been too busy keeping up with the demand for our inflatable boat trim tabs and haven't made the sail kit available yet.

@@Maxi_Marine Thank you for the prompt response. I have a small rib which I mainly use for spearfishing and I was hoping I Could use the sail as an alternative means of propulsion. Good luck with your future projects.

Like all sailing dinghies it's the only way to go fast, but you can reduce or trim the sail out and relax!

@@Maxi_Marine I havent sailed, but thinking about equipping my raft with a sail. I have a seyvlor raft that could probabally be fitted.

We are working on a smaller version for smaller inflatable boats.

@@Maxi_Marine what news of your sailing rig?

We're working on releasing a smaller version first, for ocean survival or if an outboard motor malfunctions.

We appreciate your concern, but this mooring field is completely open on one side to the ocean's waves and swells. Also, large 50 ton fishing trawlers and tour boats cut through this mooring field as we did within the speed requirements of the "speed zone", generating larger wakes throughout the day. We know because we have one of our 40ft boats moored in the field.

No, they are strictly for inflatable boats.

@@Maxi_Marine Are there any plans to make them for PortaBoats/folding boats?

No, not at this time.

It's an older model Caribe DL13.

It's a long shaft; 20 inches from the top of the transom down to the cavitation which is nearly aligned with the bottom of the boat.

The idea works well, but we have been flooded with orders for our trim tabs for inflatable boats which tied up our assembly. We are also working on a smaller survival sail rig that will fit in a small carry bag.

Yes, a patented "V" shaped Bi-foil water foil at the base of the mast and rudder act as hydrofoils to lift and reduce the boat's hull drag for higher performance.

@@Maxi_Marine hello

Thank you. It has a 14 gallon below deck bilge tank and a backup 5 gallon carry-on tank in the Lazarette.

Thank you for your interest in our prototype, we've had some delays because we want to release a versatile product which requires testing on many different inflatable boats and under different sailing conditions.

We haven't tested them on a Zodiac Futura Mk2C, so we can't recommend using them on your boat at this time. On our website we state that they are for boats not having a Futura Hull. We will let you know if they become recommended for Zodiac Futura Hulls.

Thanks for clarification

As with most planing performance dinghies the upwind maximum is about 7 Knots and 8 to15 Knots downwind in moderate to near gale force winds :)

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That's understandable, and we're planning on a shoot this Spring which will compare various inflatable boats/motors before and after. Although, I should mention if you have a similar boat as in this video you'll know that without someone sent forward, the bow will rise making it difficult to get onto plane and reduce the acceleration by more then half.

Yeah, with a 40hp engine I'd imagine some bow rise out of the gate, it's just hard to gauge the improvement here. Also, I have a RIB 330 fiberglass hull with a 15HP Yamaha and I've experience most of the issues when I'm near the maximum weight range (4ppl), so it would be cool to see that tested as well.

Some RIBs also have more of an issue depending on the location of the console and gas tank, the gas can also shift aft on long bilge tanks, if not full. We'll try testing with different weight configurations and maximum planing weight.

This still available for purchase ?

Yes, they are still available.

Hi Carlo, Yes, we would be willing to join your UK based Facebook group, please email the name to sales@maximarine.com. Thank you, Maxi Marine

it’s a SIB community to share ideas, tips and knowledge

Thanks, we will be joining shortly.

Drone Devices ok ping me when you’re in.. cheers

I sent the request in as Maxi Marine, I inadvertently used the wrong UA-cam channel for the above comments. Thanks for the invitation!

As mentioned in our other video. We have tested with the Dolfin and found that it can help, but hydrofoil stabilizers provide less lift during acceleration and more lift/drag at high speeds when unnecessary, and reduce top end speed by 1-3 knots. On larger boats you have to keep changing the motor tilt trim at different speeds. They also lift on the motor below the waterline and middle of the boat which can contribute to instability at high speeds in wavy conditions. Granted they are a little less expensive but they have about one fourth the area.

We have tested with the Dolfin and found that it can help, but hydrofoil stabilizers provide less lift during acceleration and more lift/drag at high speeds when unnecessary, and reduce top end speed by 1-3 knots. On larger boats you have to keep changing the motor tilt trim at different speeds. They also lift on the motor below the waterline and middle of the boat which can contribute to instability at high speeds in wavy conditions.

I used to have a Bombard B4 with a Evinrude 40hp with a dolfin, I could get 35mph by myself. I will have another Zodiac soon, I'm just doing research on what I want vs what I need.

Thank you for watching and subscribing (we usually subscribe back). Next time we should have some drone footage!

Maxi Marine

Glad to hear that we may have inspired you! :)

Good question, they can work on inflatable catamarans but we haven't done enough testing to recommend it. For now, "all inflatable boats" refers to the most common generic monohull "Zodiac inflatable boat types", as in the video and description.

Each trim tab attaches and detaches from a quick release bottom bracket and top thumb nut attachment, which remain on the transom and won't interfere with the stowage of a roll-up inflatable. The fixed angle of each tab can be adjusted with the placement of the top thumb nut, and they automatically adjust their angle to changes in speed and waves instantaneous. We will be posting videos that show the installation and operation of the trim tabs on various inflatable boats.

Maxi Marine Thanks. Hurry up with that video, cause I just bought them...

Thank you for your order! We will try to get a video out as soon as possible.

Hi, Generally RIBs longer then 5m (16ft) don't benefit as much. They have less of an imbalance because the relative weight of the motor or crew aft is less compared to the weight of the boat. Also, our Lifters™ product is only rated for a maximum of 60 horse power.

As you mentioned the Walker Bay 10 ft dinghy is a displacement hull which has a curved bottom (vs a flat bottom) which is built for greater efficiency at lower speeds and unable to plane or go much beyond it's "hull speed*". Extending the hull's length with the trim tabs would increase it's "hull speed*" a small amount (as a longer displacement hull), but wouldn't give it the capability to plane at higher speeds. *Hull speed is expressed as 1.34 X the square root of LWL, or length of waterline of the boat.

Thank you for your advice I'll buy it for later purchase a rubber boat(lode star ultra light 275)

We are making additional modifications and starting to setup production. If the weather permits we will have a new video showing how the hydrofoils work and the rig tacks. Thank you for your patience!

We've also added a reefing system that quickly stows the sail on the mast and makes assembling and disassembling the rig much faster.

I'm waiting to see these improvements! Please let us know the progress of the design and features!

Thank you! We enjoyed watching your trip video, it's in a beautiful setting!

Used older models can start at $4,000, but like cars the price goes up quickly depending on the boat and motor's make, model, year and their condition.

Yes, the video was shot in Monterey Bay and the Harbor.

Thank you for your comment. We are glad to hear that the trim tabs work well on your 10'4" Achilles with 9.8 hp motor. I should take this opportunity to mentioned that the trim tabs will fit inflatable boats 7-16 ft in length with all motors under 60 hp. We also have an 800 phone line and email support for anyone that needs help with an unusual installation or has any questions or just needs help with a standard installation. Most installations are easy and straight forward. We sometimes have customers that are concerned that the installation of the tabs far outboard up against the tubes will rub and wear a hole in the tubes. Although, from our experience and that of thousands of customers over a period of more than 15 years, we have never had or heard of any incident of wear, or a hole in the tubes. This is mostly because the water acts as a lubricant between the rounded tabs and tubes, and having the tabs against the tubes does reduce spray and improve their performance. Again, thanks for taking the time to post a detailed comment with great feedback! We also welcome anyone that has any questions to post them. Thank you, Maxi Marine

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+oceanrib Yes, it will work on a RIB as long as it has oarlocks, we've added it to the description. Thanks,