'87 SN Steering Cable
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Printed Date: November-16-2024 at 9:49am
Topic: '87 SN Steering Cable
Posted By: EArnold
Subject: '87 SN Steering Cable
Date Posted: October-18-2016 at 12:17pm
Hello All,
First post, but Ive been around the forum for a few months now. Thanks for the wealth of knowledge that gets passed around here!
My steering cable has recently failed, and I followed the steps here:
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20274
hoping that they applied/were roughly similar for my older SN. I have been able to completely disconnect the steering cable but cannot pass it through the boat as expected. I have tied a line in the rudder-end but it seems that the end of the cable wont make the 'turn' up through the opening to the bilge under the drivers feet.
Any thoughts or suggestions here would be much appreciated!
~Evan
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88' SN 2001 New to me in 2016
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Replies:
Posted By: desertskier
Date Posted: October-18-2016 at 12:59pm
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I attach a rope/cable at the helm end then pull it down into the bilge. Swap the rope/cable to the new cable and pull it back up. The rudder end would never make the bend if you tried to pull it through to the helm.
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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: October-18-2016 at 1:18pm
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Depends on the boat I guess, some seem to have done it from under the dash, though from the bilge seems far easier on all applications.
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Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: October-18-2016 at 1:22pm
Pull it out via the bilge, duct tape the big nut to the end of the cable that goes to the helm and leave the protective sheath on the exposed cable. Shove it up from the bilge. Should be fairly easy. Make the the tape sort of have a taper which will help the cable not get caught on anything.
The cable is rigid and easily pushed. Most boats have a hard time passing the rearward solid end of the cable through the under floor area.
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Posted By: EArnold
Date Posted: October-18-2016 at 11:42pm
Thanks for the quick responses! It came out fine in moving aft, though I am a bit concerned with getting the new one in with not being able to secure the rope to the very tip of the cable as with the rear end. We'll see!
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88' SN 2001 New to me in 2016
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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: October-19-2016 at 11:04am
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Use the nut as your cinch point and just tape the tip of the cable to the rope.
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