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Originally Posted by Wet2Ward
Are the Hydro Dynamics of Infinity to direct water away from the Surf wave to delay convergence or to direct "toward" as stated?
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Neither.
Infinity Wave has fins on the bottom that control that keep the water flowing directly out the back of the tab instead of sloughing off to the side. We experimented with various tab designs without fins but weren't satisfied with how the water flowed off the tabs. When the tab was deployed, the water wasn't controlled in any way and was directed off all the outside edges of the tab. This didn't affect their performance as trim tabs but did affect the push of the surf wave. The shape of the tabs were altered and the fins were placed on bottom to keep the water flowing directly out of the back of the tab. This restored the push.
Our goal was to rethink the trim tab. Other wake devices direct water flow in various ways which renders them unusable for trimming the boat or tuning a wakeboard wake. Our tab not only trim and tune the wakeboard wake but also make a killer surf wave.
Incidentally we are fans of most of the other wake shaping devices. I just got back from Powell and my buddy has a brand new Tige with GSA fitted instead of the factory Tige tabs. Once he dialed the system he had a great wave.