New Steering Wheel

Can anybody tell me where I can find a conservative, good looking steering wheel?   Mine is literally falling apart. Nothing I've found looks vintage. Thanks for any help.    Tate

Thanks David. It's an '80 Martinique. I'm going to check whether it's tapered or splined.

Kenny:

I am not sure what you mean by changing the steering hub. Most (if not all) steering wheels have the hub as part of the steering wheel. CC's steering wheel does unbolt from the hub, but you get both parts as a unit when buying a new wheel. The splined or tapered shaft is part of the steering gear and unless you change the entire steering gear, you have to match the steering wheel to what you have.

I believe an '80 Martinique will have a conventional steering gear with a taper shaft. Consequently, steering wheels to fit will be plentiful.

Kenny:

I understand what you are saying, but if you have a splined shaft steering gear, You MUST put a splined steering wheel/hub on it. MOST steering wheels on the market are on piece wheel/hub made for a taper shaft. Teleflex makes the steering gear either way. CC happened to use the splined shaft predominantly and their steering wheels are indeed a two piece design. Now, go buy a new steering wheel from CC and you get both the hub and wheel ready to go.

My point is that the original poster asked where to get a good looking steering wheel. I did not know the model or year of his boat. Turns out he has an '80 Martinique, so more than likely, he has a conventional tapered shaft steering gear for which steering wheels are readily available. Newer CC predominately used the splined shaft (although Teleflex makes the same unit with a tapered shaft) for which steering wheels/hubs are hard to find.

And yes, I am sure you can get either tapered or splined shaft wheels/hubs from CC, but the poster was asking about aftermarket wheels (I assumed) which are almost non-existant in splined shaft. So, I think you and I understand the situation, I was trying to be clear on the options...which I guess I was not very clear afterall. Oh well, beat this horse enough.

Tate,
Here is a webisite that has a huge selection of marine steering wheels .
www.uflexusa.com
Good luck !!!
Mike

Try Kendor Marine (SP?) in Franklin Wisconsin (just south of Milwaukee). They have a very unique collection of OEM parts and may have exactly what you need. I believe they purchase wip inventory at the end of a build cycle and sell it to guys like us fixing up old stuff!

Good luck.