Both the drive receiver upgrade and the rudder upgrade make a world of difference!
I tried everything in my 08... I tightened the lines, loosened the lines, etc. I could not for the life of me get the rudder to work well in any situation where there was any heavy pressure on the rudder... it would just lift, causing the steering to become sluggish and in extreme situations non-existent. With the new 09 system the rudder not only has a little catch to help lock the rudder into place it clamps off the rudder down line so that it is solid. I use a sailing rudder now and I can turn on a dime, even in the most demanding situations with no steering loss at all.
The new drive is especially helpful when coming in in the surf. I go in as far as I think it is safe to at full bore then just lift the peddals out and use the paddle to guide me in the last few feet without ever losing the inertia from the peddles. It's pretty slick! Easy in, easy out.
