Cobra Fins - Becareful!

[Trevor Shipman]

So let me start by saying I'm not holding cobra fins responsible for this accident, just wanted to post so others may avoid this accident. I think this was a fluke thing but obviously it's possible.

We were pushing off and my buddy was at the stern giving me the push, the rear deck was about at his belly button before he hoped up on the swim platform. In his motion, he somehow managed to hit his knee perfectly on the edge of the fin and as you can see split it right open. Multiple internal and external stitches required but he'll be fine.

I'm thinking of trying to round the edges of the fins to hopefully prevent this from happening again.

 

[ACRDSPORT14]

Hope your OK. That's a huge gash!

 

[Big Shasta]

NOT going to turn this into a bash. (but I'm sure it will be taken that way) However, it is one of the reasons I got away from them and went with the (IMHO) safer option of Thrust Vectors.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Do you have the original version?

 

[OrangeTJ]

Wow, that sucks. I am having a hard time understanding how that happened. On my 2011 SX210, I would have to really, really try to reach my fins with my knees while standing at the stern.

 

[Trevor Shipman]

Do you have the original version?

Yeah

 

[Trevor Shipman]

Wow, that sucks. I am having a hard time understanding how that happened. On my 2011 SX210, I would have to really, really try to reach my fins with my knees while standing at the stern.

You and me both, but somehow when he jump/lifted himself up he slammed his knee in to the fin. I've never thought twice about it but the edges are rather sharp. Like I said earlier, I'm going to attempt to round them a little bit.

 

[Matt Phillips]

I have cobra's on my boat (switched out the TV-XLs this year) and like the poster above think it'd be hard to hit either fin set-up if standing in waste deep water (as the bottom of the fins would likely be about in ankle-deep water).

I'd think it's more-likely he hit a portion of the nozzle (reverse bucket, steering knuckle, etc) or even the swim ladder coming up.

regardless, that's a good thing to note of so it doesn't happen in the future.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

I would think that the fins are a little too low also. Maybe it was the reverse cable mount on top of the reverse hood?

 

[Trevor Shipman]

No, it was def the fins he said. He a bit of a boater himself so he knows what he's looking at. The depth may have been a little more than his belly button. Remember to jump up he'd have to bend his knee a little bit too.

 

[Bruce]

The ends of the swim ladder are pretty vicious if the caps are missing.

 

[itsdgm]

Good thing you didnt have a prop back there!!!

 

[Willard Ivins]

So let me start by saying I'm not holding cobra fins responsible for this accident, just wanted to post so others may avoid this accident. I think this was a fluke thing but obviously it's possible.

We were pushing off and my buddy was at the stern giving me the push, the rear deck was about at his belly button before he hoped up on the swim platform. In his motion, he somehow managed to hit his knee perfectly on the edge of the fin and as you can see split it right open. Multiple internal and external stitches required but he'll be fine.

I'm thinking of trying to round the edges of the fins to hopefully prevent this from happening again.

That's a proper wound! Chicks dig scars.....