Stern Jack for Bravo, Pros and Cons
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Stern Jack for Bravo, Pros and Cons
I saw this posted for sale and couldn't help but wonder what the pros and cons are versus an extension box like ITS, Stelliings, etc. My first thought is what is the multiplier for wear on the gimble and the rams? Interesting none the less the "better mousetraps" that are invented and tried.
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Pros? Cheap. Cons? I wouldn't do that to my gimbal ring. They are enough of a weak link as is. I've never been a fan though many have used them with good results.
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A guy on Sunsation's old website had a set on a 32 Dominator with fairly healthy blown BBC's. Dominator Scott if memory serves. Pretty sure it was a 100 MPH boat. Always scared me. I agree with the thought that the target audience was smaller boats.
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Shameless plug,
I have an Alpha one w/ new bearing if anyone is interested.
I have an Alpha one w/ new bearing if anyone is interested.
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Pros: On boats that required a ton of positive trim to gain speed, they did indeed show some benefits. Of course one could argue that boats that need a ton of positive trim to gain speed are poorly designed and / or set up in the first place. So that makes this a really expensive Band-Aid.
Cons: Increased stress on Gimble Rings, Trim Cylinders, Steering, etc. Also, when one adds a Stand Off Box to a high performance boat, moving the drive back also requires moving the drive up just to stay even on hydrodynamic drag. The Stern Jack effectively moves the drive back, but doesn’t move it up. So if you were going fast enough for hydrodynamic drag to be an issue (say about 75 MPH or more), the Stern jack actually hurt you. And finally, for many boats it added so much leverage that one could fairly easily get really stupid with positive trim. And you know what that leads to when you hit an unexpected wave, wake or roller. Enough said?
Cons: Increased stress on Gimble Rings, Trim Cylinders, Steering, etc. Also, when one adds a Stand Off Box to a high performance boat, moving the drive back also requires moving the drive up just to stay even on hydrodynamic drag. The Stern Jack effectively moves the drive back, but doesn’t move it up. So if you were going fast enough for hydrodynamic drag to be an issue (say about 75 MPH or more), the Stern jack actually hurt you. And finally, for many boats it added so much leverage that one could fairly easily get really stupid with positive trim. And you know what that leads to when you hit an unexpected wave, wake or roller. Enough said?
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