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Hi,
I am currently building my first cocktail class racer and planning to use a Teleflex / Ultraflex system for steering. For that I would be thankful for your experience installing the kit in the cockpit, e.g.
– How have you mounted the main kit at the back of the cockpit to have a sufficiently stable solution?
– What wooden construction have you build to have the steering wheel not fully vertically oriented, but more in a 25° or so angle?
– What model from ultraflex or Teleflex has proven to be the better one for the CCR?
Any tips and if possible photos would be super helpful to learn from you expereinces and get inspirations on how to install it into my CCR.
Thanx a ton!
Markus
Hi Markus. Sorry this response was so long in coming.
You asked “How have you mounted the main kit at the back of the cockpit to have a sufficiently stable solution?” I am not sure what you mean by main kit. Can you elaborate?
Are you building your boat from a kit or from plans? The kit boat comes with a steering assembly that works pretty well, and that is what I used. If you are building from plans, take a look at the link to Brown Tool and Machine on the resources tab on the CCWBRA web site. They make parts for steering assemblies and a few other really nifty items for Cocktail Class boats.
With regard to the Teleflex remote control unit, I use a UFX-B49, which is the black control box. I believe that the white model is UFX-B47. I mounted a remote to each of my motors, so that I am not having to change out cables each time I change out the motor. I sank threaded inserts into the cockpit side and then mounted hand screw grips on carriage bolts so that I can just screw the control unit to the cockpit side. See photo below.
I hope that this helps. Please get back to me with any questions. Good luck with your build!
Thank you, Jeffrey! Thank you for your detailed thoughts. And you are fully right – i was not sufficiently clear in my post. The thing is that I am about to build an all-electric cocktail class racer with a torqeedo motor. As part of this effort i thought it would be also worth testing an alternative steering mechanism with a classic teleflex/ultraflex steering system.
I am now already somewhat further down the road. After quite some research I am now trying a system from Ultraflex (https://www.ultraflex.it/product/rack-and-pinion-steering-systems-for-jet-boats/)
If all goes well i can provide an update by end of the month of how it fits into the cocktail class racer… 😉
Thank again and all the best! Wish you a wonderful racing season!
Markus
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