Patent ID: 7013825

Claim:
A trim system for a power boat having a hull with a transom, said system comprising: a power-operated jack plate mounted on the transom of the boat, said jack plate being adjustable upwardly and downwardly between various positions; at least one trim tab disposed to rotate about a point near a base of the transom of the boat between (a) a position aft of and lower than the bottom of the hull of the boat and (b) a position where the trim tab is substantially out of water and of no adverse effect when the boat is moving above low speed; first means operable between a first position and a second position and connected to said at least one trim tab so that said at least one trim tab is in said position (a) when said first means is in said first position and is in said position (b) when said first means is in said second position; and second means responsive to the position of said jack plate to position said first means in said first position when said jack plate is in a selected position below a pickup position, and to position said first means in said second position whenever said jack plate is in a position above said pickup position.