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I have the Cobras, I made an almost 90 degree turn at 43mph yesterday. No issues what so ever, honestly probably easier than stock, but I can't remember.
If you mean trim tabs then yes, I have Lectro Trim Tabs and the Cobra Jest steering. not really that close to each other.
This is my point FEATURES and BENIFITS no comparison do you want slow speed at the dock only I have that but I also have all the other features and benefits try doing a fast turn and rapidly decelerate or tack a big wave sideways even my reverse upgrades do real reverse and increase the real reverse thrust for wind waves and current, and I do not make one size fits all I customize them and I constantly take feedback and make changes to the parts like the change to super fins and mega fang plus or the plaining surfaces . to name just a few most importantly this is " NOT JUST AT THE DOCK" it is all the way to W O T and water sport activities, even off power. It's what I do . so as I always say do your research and but your last steering system first!
So if you rapidly reduce your speed in a turn the boat steers fine??? and does not loose a lot of speed in high speed turns . Here is a 24 foot boat with the very first set of spring loaded cobra fins nearly a decade ago
. If I know ahead of time I can send the parts and decals separate so they can be done and then stickered after coloring . I did special finishes many years ago but Now I have several model specific systems and upgrades etc for most of the Yamaha lineup And the internet shows people how to do their own anodizing etc. So I stay focused on making STEERING systems with the most features and benefits and stay away from BLING. I leave that is up to the customer. I keep my overhead low so I can keep offering buy direct discount prices on my steering. and I am not getting any younger so Now I have to decide if I want to continue doing this or sell it and really retire, I have 1 year left to hit 70 and maybe my steering needs to be put on the market properly not as a part time 14 hour a day job LOL, yea that is just about how many hours I spend in the busy months from the time I get up to the time O go to bed I am dealing with this because it's my baby been doing this 20 years. like I say the class of 2021 every year I see the same questions and some of the same nonsense , just the names change but I still address the silent majority and they seem to have the best grasp on reality. And never let anyone tell you that it can't be done or someone would have already done it. Because if you try hard enough you will be that someone and the proof is that others will try to follow your lead.What characteristics would 5/6 provide over 4/5. In other words why do most like the 4/5 setting best?
I see now. Wasn’t thinking about the reverse thrust. Makes sense. Thank you
Thank you so much for the feedback it is what I look forward to and I always warn the men not to let the Admiral drive with my steering unless they want to become the passenger all the time.Personally I like the metal look of the fins I think they look great on our boat.
I only drove when Jerry was surfing and the stiff steering was gone. Added bonus no more TV spray and our surf wave was better than ever.
Can't wait to try it out for myself at high speeds and in choppy water ! Last year I put the boat on the trailer 3 times. So this year I want to try loading more and add docking to my resume. I can't be the trailer girl forever
yes mine was much improved, but as to how that’s @Cobra Jet Steering LLC
The super magnum ak-19 deluxe system has the super fin design and the top fin design these are made to increase the influence at slow speeds including reverse by adding more steering surface and making a wider swath in the water without needing to make the fins hang down below the existing keel and rudder while still provide the needed increase in steering influence needed at the slower speeds.
That is easy ,once you have the nozzles totally even and the tie rods adjusted to match the rudder mounting hole and the nozzle mounting holes you add 1/2 turn out to one end of each tie rod so it pushes the nozzles about 1/8 inch out wider in the back than in the front so the super fins will have a very slight tow in on their leading edges. further if your boat is one of many that has an unexplained pull at high speed you can adjust the rudder to compensate for that, say the boat pulls to the left slightly you can readjust the rudder and place a slight right accent to it to compensate for that pull. I recall these boats reporting odd issues even with ride plate drag or the props loading unevenly due to non counter rotating impellers all minor but annoying issues, so with the 2 tie rods you can easily make simple corrections with the rudder without upsetting the nozzle alignments.
