CB-BLR

I believe that you will find them plenty strong.

I have seen the dual ones on a 105mph supercharged Eliminator 25 eagle.

He drops them when he wants to tow his kids around on an innertube.

Chris

tx911

I'll give them a try, Thanks for the help!!

Kidnova

I think Checkmate has been putting the Bennets on their boats for years now.

The Lencos Chris posted the link to look stout enough for a 25 foot boat, and better than the Bennets.

uncledad

Lenco, stay away. I bought a pair of "extreme duty" 12X16, they are complete junk. I spent 20 min. laying them out and discovered the backplates had a 1/4 inch concave, bad manuf. when they weld the channel to the backplate they do not account for heat shrink. Called customer support, totally useless and I quote "most boat transoms are not flat so why should our backplates be" I looked on the floor and all of the back plates are concaved" that is what customer support said! I would stay away from this company, they do not stand behind the product. Gonna cost me $50.00 in shipping just to know the name "LENCO" complete junk.

dogturd21

Hmm, I had the opposite experience: I have used Lenco on two different boats, installed them myself. I did not have any issue with the concave backplate, but but if its only 1/8 to 1/4 inch and the hinge is straight, it should be snugged down fine when the screws are tightened. The hinge straightness is most important. However, do complain- you want them to be correct. The reason I picked the Lenco was ease of installation, and they were slightly cheaper than Bennet. I did have a problem with the rams springing a leak, and they had to be replaced (both of them) but one lasted 12 years and the other lasted 15- I am told this is comparible with Bennett rams. Both companies have offered me excellent customer support. The good thing about Lenco is that you dont need extra space for the trim pump motor, and both of them seem to have the same speed of actuation.
My installs were on a 23 Velocity and a 26 Velocity, the later was a solid 75 mph boat. Of course I did not use them above 40-45 mph very often, but they worked ok to about 55-60: above that speed I never used them (no need).

If a Lenco leaks, it ruins the electric motor in the ram after a while. If the Bennett leaks, it ruins the trim pump which is a more expensive item. Both companies frequently offer rebuilt (rather than new) rams and pumps, depending on availability. Based on my experience you should do well using either.

uncledad

"but but if its only 1/8 to 1/4 inch and the hinge is straight, it should be snugged down fine when the screws are tightened. The hinge straightness is most important. However, do complain- you want them to be correct."

The back plate has a channel welded to it, do you really think that it will flex 1/4 of an inch, I don't think so. As far as complainning I did and they basically blew me off, thats why I would not buy the product, really bad customer service combined with inferior manuf. = Bad Company that I'll stay away from!

dogturd21

I would have to see your tabs, or see a pic- mine did not have what you described as a channel. On my tabs, if the plate had a 1/4 inch bow or concave shape to the backing plate, it would go away once they were tightened down. I can only guess that you had a newer design. Maybe yours were made in China while mine were made in the USA ? I can only guess.

I can say that I have had excellent customer support with both companies. One thing I have noticed with this econimic downturn is that customer support seems to be one of the first things to get whacked in a company.

bajabob

i have a 1988 240 i have bennet tabs 12 by 12 . not long anuff. i just had one made 12 by 24 and goinig to bolt the on the old ones.this week end. i run a mirage prop not a plus !!the plus pick my bow up and the boat chine walks the old mirage prop give you 200more rpms than the plus. now on the trim tabs you wt 18ins or better. my buddy runs 24ins on his baja and works good!!! good luck