Quote Originally Posted by Airbornejay View Post
Thanks for the info. If I go the tab route I’ll do the install myself. I’m looking at the long term. I plan on keeping my boat for as long as I can. I’ll most likely run the suck gate I made for awhile and get the ballast system dialed in and stereo upgrades done first. Do tabs vs Suck gates make a difference in the size of the wave or is that all about ballast? Would weighting the boat be pretty much the same either one?
Thanks again for your info.
Yea, Tabs were my last upgrade. I did a lot on my 2007 Supra: Upgraded Ballast > Updated Pumps > Wet Sounds Stereo System > Upgraded Interior Lights > Transom Lights > Surf Swim Platform > FAE > Tabs.

Ballast will determine the wave size.

Suck gates can run at different weights. Cleaning up the wave is simple as moving a few people/bags around. I usually carried lead bags to move around the cockpit to make adjustments.

Tabs have to have a lot of weight. I still carried the bags for the add'l weight and for clean up. I still do that on my SL.

There is a good thread on the Moomba page about a guy that built his own tabs. Basically copied the Evolution Tabs. Cool to read b/c he tried a few versions and had some pics for the waves and the weight he ran. Plus he talked about what worked and did not work during his building process.