Ayuh,....... They sure do help with boat handling, considerin' they are pretty much automatic operation,......
I prefer my powered Bennett's, as I use 'em, in nontraditional ways for fishin', 'n what not,.....
A couple decades ago, I had a couple hour phone conversation with John, the owner/ inventor of Smart Tabs,.....
He sent me a standard set shortly after, 'n we put 'em on a Hi-Liner 222,....
They helped with plannin', 'n all that, no complaints at all,......
Ya still get the trim tab feelin' from the hull, like it's 2' longer,.....
Within a few months, Smart Tabs was offerin' a "Fisherman's" model, which mimics the use pattern I explained to John,.....