Stabilizer

I was looking at the Cobra marine stabilizers. The Edge inparticular. Hoping to get on plane quicker. Does anyone have one of these on their motor? Do they work? Is there a noticeable difference? Just want to to se what poeople think before drilling holes in my motor. Thanks.

i was looking at one of those on the cabela’s website until i saw a product review someone had writen on the same page. they rated it at one out of five stars, saying it took a couple of miles an hour off their top speed.

I have ran one on two different boats and it cured a hole shot issue on both and eliminate the porposing that one was experiencing.

Many of the skeeter 2050’s that tour pro’s run have them for this very reason.

From my two years of running their product, I would rate it 5* out of 5* and from my experience the other reviews are incorrect.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

ted

In my opinion, those things are a band-aid for a bigger problem. Get it propped correctly so you don’t need one.

If they were so great, I would think motor manufacturers would build them onto their motors.

I have been contemplating get a plate for about 2 years. I have read many reviews. Some are positive and others are negative. Some say you lose top end and others claim they have gained on the top end. All of the conflicting information is what has held me back from making a decision to, as you said “put holes in my motor.” I want to know the outcome before I do anything permanent like that.

JD

The correct prop is certainly necessary on any motor application, however, some boats are just inheritently too light in the bow and heavy in the stern in which case the proper prop will not help porposing. The stabilizers help “lighten” the stern hydrodynamically thus evening out the weight distribution. The theory is that there will be no effect or added drag at top end because they are mounted on the top of the cavitation plate, however, in most applications there is a little negative effect on top end. It comes down to what you are looking for.

I have never seen a bass boat with one on that makes me wonder if they really work. I am having the prop fixed before putting one of these on. I added a battery and four bank charger this year so I know there is added weight. Does anyone have a picture of where the O2 sensor is on a 200 yamaha hpdi (2001)Thanks!

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The correct prop is certainly necessary on any motor application, however, some boats are just inheritently too light in the bow and heavy in the stern in which case the proper prop will not help porposing.

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I think a good prop guy could figure it out.

A prop guy could fix the poor hole shot, but porposing has to do with the angle of the thrust from the propeller relative to the angle of the hull. That is why you can get any boat to porpose if you want, with or without the right prop on it.