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Hi all, I am a new guy here with an 11 TENDER. The 11 TENDER has the classic wire-rope-and-pulley steering system. I am considering changing to a rotary steering system, maybe a Safe-T QC rotary steering system.

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ASIDE: I am currently preparing the hull for new paint.

I do not have actual experience with installation of a cable steering system on an 11 TENDER, but I do suggest that you give careful consideration to how the actuator rod of a cable steering system will be anchored in place. Usually the actuator rod on a cable steering system is passed through the engine tilt tube. This requires the transom to have a straight, non-curved profile. In some smaller Boston Whaler boats the actuator for cable steering was anchored to the transom using a specialized pivoting bracket.


Fig. 1. A cable steering system with the actuator fixed to the curved transom of a small Boston Whaler boat using a pivoting bracket. In this instance the boat is an older 13-footer.

Also, use of a through-tilt-tube actuator requires the engine to have a tilt tube.

Aside: A TENDER model would not have steering, it would be a tiller model. The SPORT model has a side console and steering whether it is used as a tender to a yacht or not.

Thanks for the response's. My apologies for not following posting format. Tender or Sport? Mine has a wheel and was a tender on a large Hatteras.

A Sport T/T