This is probably the most detailed and thorough video for installing the Cobra kit. I ordered the Super Magnum AK 19 Deluxe kit for my 2019 Yamaha 242 Limited E. I've used my boat several times now without the kit and so I am looking forward to seeing the improvements in steering. I will absolutely use your video for installation. thanks.
Great video! I used it to install on my 2015 AR240. Minor differences. I did have to adjust both nozzles and tie rods to get them to line up. Jeffs instructions aren’t that clear to follow by themselves, so this helped solve the puzzle. Really good improvement in steering at both idle and high speed.
Great video. I used it today to install the same ones plus fangs since I hate reading directions. Just one thing wrong with the directions on here. Do not use washers on the outter blades where they connect to the flat piece (the adjustable ones). There aren't enough washers in the kit plus more importantly the small bolts aren't long enough and won't fully engage the nylocks. You'd be at risk of a nylock coming off. Not a critique just trying to help out. Thanks for the video, though! Made install very easy today!
One final note, is to make sure that you have both fins with a slight "tow-in" after you're done. The front of the fins should be slightly inward, compared to the back of the fins. The "tow-in" should be very slight, just 1/8". This will make the boat track better. You definitely don't want the fins to tow-out, otherwise your steering won't be quite right.
Can you describe this differently so I can understand, like break it down like I'm a 10 year old? :) I have the package and will be installing next week... the instructions say to turn a bolt "OUT" a half turn once your finished, but I'm not exactly sure which part of the bot and what exactly "out" means. Does tow-in mean if I'm looking at my boat from the rear, that each of my jets just ever so slightly point towards each other?
@@Rob-Oh not sure if I’m calling it correctly, but my understanding is the bow side of the fins should be slightly closer to each other than the stern side of the fins are.
Great video - I used it to install mine, but as another commenter said, you run out of washers for the adjustable/spacer fin connection if you use 3 per bolt. What hole settings did you ultimately go with? both fins all the way to lowest point?
No, but with this particular year model, the "fangs" aren't really needed anymore, because Yamaha in 2017 incorporated essentially "lateral thrusters" which greatly help steer in reverse.
I wanted to go with TV because they’re prettier, but no brainer to go with the Cobra 100% just for safety reasons. The Cobra fins stay in the water at all speeds. The TV fins are designed to pop up on top of the water at higher speeds (due to the patent Cobra has). Remember our jet boats have nearly zero steering without throttle, even if you have a newer one with Yamaha’s “articulating keel”. If you ever panic when avoiding an obstacle and kill the throttle while swerving the wheel, the Cobra fins will still help you turn. With TV you’ll be no better than stock and will still plow ahead. To be clear it’s not that TV is unsafe by itself, it’s that they literally offer no improvements over stock for anything but trolling speed and docking.
See my reply here to Adam, where I discuss pros/cons. Because they are actually designed differently to do different things, you don’t need to install both to make the right decision for your needs.
Major CON for my 2019 212 for TV's.... they are not compatible with the Wake Wedge. I have TVs installed... and I am changing to Cobras so I can use my wake wedge. $600 mistake
It's great! I definitely noticed an improvement with low speed control! Reverse slow speed was already good thanks to Yamaha's lateral thrusters that they added starting in 2017.
This is probably the most detailed and thorough video for installing the Cobra kit. I ordered the Super Magnum AK 19 Deluxe kit for my 2019 Yamaha 242 Limited E. I've used my boat several times now without the kit and so I am looking forward to seeing the improvements in steering. I will absolutely use your video for installation. thanks.
Great video! I used it to install on my 2015 AR240. Minor differences. I did have to adjust both nozzles and tie rods to get them to line up.
Jeffs instructions aren’t that clear to follow by themselves, so this helped solve the puzzle. Really good improvement in steering at both idle and high speed.
Thank you so much for recording this instructional video. Watched it twice and was able to install without any issues! 2023 252S
This video is very helpful!! Thank you!! Took about an hour and a half did it while watching the video!!! Thx
I take delivery of my AR240 next week. I have the cobra system sitting in my garage. Thx for the video.
appreciate the well explained install.. It is a big help to my understanding of this.
Installing this today with the Mega Fangs. Great video, and very helpful. Thank you.🙏🏾
Great video. I used it today to install the same ones plus fangs since I hate reading directions.
Just one thing wrong with the directions on here. Do not use washers on the outter blades where they connect to the flat piece (the adjustable ones). There aren't enough washers in the kit plus more importantly the small bolts aren't long enough and won't fully engage the nylocks. You'd be at risk of a nylock coming off. Not a critique just trying to help out.
Thanks for the video, though! Made install very easy today!
I wish I would have seen this before installing haha
One final note, is to make sure that you have both fins with a slight "tow-in" after you're done. The front of the fins should be slightly inward, compared to the back of the fins. The "tow-in" should be very slight, just 1/8". This will make the boat track better. You definitely don't want the fins to tow-out, otherwise your steering won't be quite right.
Can you describe this differently so I can understand, like break it down like I'm a 10 year old? :) I have the package and will be installing next week... the instructions say to turn a bolt "OUT" a half turn once your finished, but I'm not exactly sure which part of the bot and what exactly "out" means. Does tow-in mean if I'm looking at my boat from the rear, that each of my jets just ever so slightly point towards each other?
Everything I have read or viewed says tow-out, not tow-in.
@@Rob-Oh not sure if I’m calling it correctly, but my understanding is the bow side of the fins should be slightly closer to each other than the stern side of the fins are.
On my boat it's already about 1/8 tow in from the factory does that mean I can skip that part and just install the fins?
Great video - I used it to install mine, but as another commenter said, you run out of washers for the adjustable/spacer fin connection if you use 3 per bolt. What hole settings did you ultimately go with? both fins all the way to lowest point?
Please let us know how they worked!!
Worked great, definitely noticed an improvement.
How heavy is the steering when turning at speed? Without fangs to add steering assist, are these notably heavier to steer when on plane?
There’s no extra heaviness while steering.
What type of loctite should we need ?
Blue
Does this include “fangs”?
No, but with this particular year model, the "fangs" aren't really needed anymore, because Yamaha in 2017 incorporated essentially "lateral thrusters" which greatly help steer in reverse.
Hi Daren, what's your opinion of this system VS the thrust vector system?
I wanted to go with TV because they’re prettier, but no brainer to go with the Cobra 100% just for safety reasons. The Cobra fins stay in the water at all speeds. The TV fins are designed to pop up on top of the water at higher speeds (due to the patent Cobra has). Remember our jet boats have nearly zero steering without throttle, even if you have a newer one with Yamaha’s “articulating keel”. If you ever panic when avoiding an obstacle and kill the throttle while swerving the wheel, the Cobra fins will still help you turn. With TV you’ll be no better than stock and will still plow ahead. To be clear it’s not that TV is unsafe by itself, it’s that they literally offer no improvements over stock for anything but trolling speed and docking.
Did you try the TV's on your boat? I've been trying to find comparisons of boaters who have had both installed. Pros/Cons of each system.
See my reply here to Adam, where I discuss pros/cons. Because they are actually designed differently to do different things, you don’t need to install both to make the right decision for your needs.
Major CON for my 2019 212 for TV's.... they are not compatible with the Wake Wedge. I have TVs installed... and I am changing to Cobras so I can use my wake wedge. $600 mistake
Do you like the system? Does it perform good at low speed and in reverse?
It's great! I definitely noticed an improvement with low speed control! Reverse slow speed was already good thanks to Yamaha's lateral thrusters that they added starting in 2017.