13-footer: Length of Steering Cable - Moderated Discussion Areas

  ContinuousWave
  Whaler
  Moderated Discussion Areas
  ContinuousWave: Whaler Repairs/Mods
  13-footer: Length of Steering Cable

search | FAQ | profile | register | author help

Author Topic:   13-footer: Length of Steering Cable

skred posted 09-29-2013 02:25 PM ET (US)
I read about 20 articles here and found steering cable length recommendations from 8-feet to 11-feet for a standard Sport 13 console installation. Anyone know the real, true, accurate length?
Tom W Clark posted 09-29-2013 03:32 PM ET (US)
Well, that depends. How does the cable connect to the motor?
skred posted 09-29-2013 04:18 PM ET (US)
It's an 1987, so it has the 20-inch transom, and the motor has a standard tilt-tube attachment. I'm thinking [the cable length would] be 10-foot. If I decide to make the console wider than the small original, I'd add a foot.
skred posted 09-29-2013 04:20 PM ET (US)
Tom, while I'm at it, could you provide the distance from the transom to the back of the rear thwart seat, and possibly the distance from the transom to the front edge of the console? I can't seem to find that info anywhere.
Tom W Clark posted 09-29-2013 05:51 PM ET (US)
A Sport 13 with a tilt tube-attached steering cable would need a 9-foot cable.
A Sport 13 GSL or a Super Sport, or Super Sport Limited, for that matter, use different cable lengths as will a motor that does not use the tilt tube mounting.
I don't have those other dimensions you need.
tmann45 posted 09-29-2013 10:03 PM ET (US)
Tom, just to add to your extensive Whaler knowledge database, 1988 Super Sport takes an 11 ft cable with tilt tube attachment.
skred posted 09-29-2013 11:14 PM ET (US)
Tom, et alia: Thanks so much. I will try to link to photos as my rehab progresses.

Hop to:

Contact Us | RETURN to ContinuousWave Top Page

Powered by: Ultimate Bulletin Board, Freeware Version 2000
Purchase our Licensed Version- which adds many more features!
© Infopop Corporation (formerly Madrona Park, Inc.), 1998 - 2000.

Author	Topic: 13-footer: Length of Steering Cable
skred	posted 09-29-2013 02:25 PM ET (US) I read about 20 articles here and found steering cable length recommendations from 8-feet to 11-feet for a standard Sport 13 console installation. Anyone know the real, true, accurate length?
Tom W Clark	posted 09-29-2013 03:32 PM ET (US) Well, that depends. How does the cable connect to the motor?
skred	posted 09-29-2013 04:18 PM ET (US) It's an 1987, so it has the 20-inch transom, and the motor has a standard tilt-tube attachment. I'm thinking [the cable length would] be 10-foot. If I decide to make the console wider than the small original, I'd add a foot.
skred	posted 09-29-2013 04:20 PM ET (US) Tom, while I'm at it, could you provide the distance from the transom to the back of the rear thwart seat, and possibly the distance from the transom to the front edge of the console? I can't seem to find that info anywhere.
Tom W Clark	posted 09-29-2013 05:51 PM ET (US) A Sport 13 with a tilt tube-attached steering cable would need a 9-foot cable. A Sport 13 GSL or a Super Sport, or Super Sport Limited, for that matter, use different cable lengths as will a motor that does not use the tilt tube mounting. I don't have those other dimensions you need.
tmann45	posted 09-29-2013 10:03 PM ET (US) Tom, just to add to your extensive Whaler knowledge database, 1988 Super Sport takes an 11 ft cable with tilt tube attachment.
skred	posted 09-29-2013 11:14 PM ET (US) Tom, et alia: Thanks so much. I will try to link to photos as my rehab progresses.