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- Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:10 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1986 15-footer Steering Froze
- Replies: 8
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Re: 1986 15-footer Steering Froze
I rowed out to the boat and looked HARD for any kind of model number on the cable whithin a couple feet of each end, NFG. The only marks on the cable are "Made By Teleflex USA" in white paint, which is still legible, so i don't think this ever had a model # printed on it. With a good bit o...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:00 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1986 15-footer Steering Froze
- Replies: 8
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Re: 1986 15-footer Steering Froze
I was the third owner of the boat, so I don't know if the cable was replaced before me. It doesn't appear to be excessively curved compared to installations I've seen on other boats, I'll post a few photos and see what people think about it. I did the last cable reinstall myself, but lost my records...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:41 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Source for Stainless Tilt Tube
- Replies: 5
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Re: Source for Stainless Tilt Tube
I actually DO have a steersman nut, and have not found it effective keeping corrosion out of either the steering tube or cable. Mine may be defective, but any attempt to inject grease into the zerk fitting in the nut just forces the rubber "wiper" out of its seat, this has been true since ...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:28 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Source for Stainless Tilt Tube
- Replies: 5
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Source for Stainless Tilt Tube
Where can a stainless steel replacement tilt tube for an outboard engine be purchased? I have read that stainless tubes are available. BACKSTORY I ream all the old grease and funk out of the steering tube on my 96' [Means 1996 not 96-foot—PLEASE USE FOR DIGITS FOR YEARS] Johnson 48 SPL annually now,...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:18 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1986 15-footer Steering Froze
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3934
1986 15-footer Steering Froze
My 86' [you have a 1986 boat, not an 86-foot long boat—use four digits for years] CENTER CONSOLE SPORT 15 has a 96' [again, you have a 1996 engine, not a 96-feet long engine; use four digits for years] Johnson 48-HP SPL engine. What cable length [for a mechanical steering cable] is required for this...