1990 Ski nautique problem

Congrats on finding the problem, good luck as you finish the replacement.

glad you found your problem. I too just got done repacking my rudder, as well as installing a new steering cable. I can now turn my steering easily with one finger. SO much better, and was a fairly inexpensive fix.

Hey Pete, I've talked to Plowman's several times, and am under the impression they were never Nautique dealers or servicers. I've only been up here in the Northwoods about 12 years now, so maybe before the current owners????    I just know that the people I bought my 93 SN from, bought it and always took it over for service to Three Lakes.   

Now I do it myself, OR I trust Peter over at Ryden Marine to work on it as well.

Dan and Andrew,
I'm still curious why Plowmans shows up in the search. Was Plowmans ever a Nautique dealer?

Ryden Marine for ALL of your Nautique needs!

Plowman's is now a Lund and Bennington only and wont touch Nautiques. (I've tried).

I tried calling watercraft.. Plowmans is not a nautique dealer.
Hoping to hear back from some places this week on a timeline .

Yep..I DID catch that...that would be the 19.5 ft correct????

flyweed wrote: I got a "go to" boat guy, who more than likely would have the cable. Dan

Dan,
Did you catch that the cable needed is the special longer stroke length made just for CC?

Where exactly are you in "Northern WI" are you? We are in Minocqua, and I got a "go to" boat guy, who more than likely would have the cable.

Dan

Cyclone wrote: Keno I just wanted to say thank you about the cable and tube info. The boat steers well on the water with the older short throw cable setup. Like you said it may have less angle than the longer setup but it works for me. I still havemany things to finish but it runs and steers good on its first run on the lake. I'm happy

Glad it worked out for you nice and cheaply, now back to Andrew's problem

It takes like 10 minutes to spin the cable out of the helm and you’ll know if it’s broken or not. It’s literally 1 nut.

Planet nautique got back to me and thought it was my steering cable not the helm based off a detailed description. They have not got back to me about the potential to convert to a different type of steering system.
A closer look under the dash showed that the steering cable did not move through the travel tube at all as I turned the wheel. Also, the rudder will turn fully when I turn the wheel to the left. Turning the wheel right the rudder stops moving at about half as far as it goes when turned left..
I’m pretty sure this confirms the break is in the cable so I’m going to order a new one today.

Cyclone wrote: Keno I don't think I need to start a new thread, I did a test fit today and it looks like it will work for me. There seems to be plenty of rudder movement. It will be a while till it's water ready but I'll be aware and cautious when first giving it test runs. Like I said the steering cable is practically new and I didn't have the original parts anyways in this project boat. Thanks for the helpful input about tube sizes to go with cable. The cable and tube worked good in the previous boat so I think I'm OK here with the same setup in this boat. Thanks

Good luck with it, I don't think you'll have a problem, other than slightly less rudder travel.

Somebody here on CCF has a 79 BFN that he put the longer cable in with the longer tube

He ran into problems with a short original tube and the new longer cable and had to find the longer tube to match the cable.

Maybe he can tell you how much difference he saw.

I think his initials are TRB

Keno I don't think I need to start a new thread, I did a test fit today and it looks like it will work for me. There seems to be plenty of rudder movement. It will be a while till it's water ready but I'll be aware and cautious when first giving it test runs. Like I said the steering cable is practically new and I didn't have the original parts anyways in this project boat.
Thanks for the helpful input about tube sizes to go with cable. The cable and tube worked good in the previous boat so I think I'm OK here with the same setup in this boat.
Thanks