Mente Marine Trim Tab Automation: Full Preview & Installation Guide

After a year of using manual control for my trim tabs, I decided to revisit the issue of automation. In this video, I am installing the Mente Marine ACS RP (Roll & Pitch) Automatic Trim Tab Control System to manage roll, pitch, and porpoising. I’ll walk you through the installation process and share my initial impressions of the system’s performance. 0:00 Initially, I wasn’t considering automation. 0:59 I started reconsidering automation. 2:10 About Zipwake’s marketing. 2:48 Plans for the installation. 3:49 Great manual control even without automation. 5:29 More on manual control for those who are in the subject. 7:18 Installation process. 8:32 About the sealing gasket on Mente Marine. 9:07 How we’ll connect to the old wiring. 10:38 About Mente Marine terminals. 11:27 Thoughts on polarity. 12:35 Calibration attempt. 13:17 English Depression. 14:19 Successful calibration. 15:15 Testing the connection. 16:44 About the automatic retraction of the trim tabs. 18:11 Thoughts on the wiring. 19:26 Results of the connection test. 20:03 About other competitors (Bennett, Lecrotab). 21:48 I really want... How I installed the trim tabs:    • USA Lenco Trim Tabs on the Finnish Suvi Bo...   How I tested them:    • Lenco Trim Tabs DIY Switch   ** Mente Marine Automatic Trim Tabs ** Installation & Preview (Part I):    • Mente Marine Trim Tab Automation: Full Pre...   First Impression (Part II):    • Mente Marine Automatic Trim Tabs: First Im...   Further Tests of Mente Marine ASC:    • Precision-9 Compass Calibration via AP 44:...   Honest Mente Marine ACS Trim Tabs Review (Part III):    • Honest Mente Marine Review With Real-World...   Review After Extended Time of Use: Subscribe!