Have you worked your...
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Printed Date: January-17-2025 at 2:26pm
Topic: Have you worked your...
Posted By: Tim D
Subject: Have you worked your...
Date Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:22pm
OK, middle of winter, have you worked the steering back and fourth on your boat lately? I did mine last weekend. Just to make sure nothing freezes or seizes.
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Tim D
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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:32pm
I think quinner has been workin' something back and forth so it don't get stuck.
john
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Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: January-26-2007 at 9:15am
A true Olympian practices everyday
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: January-26-2007 at 10:10am
Who would have thought you gotta crank it back and forth to prevent it from getting too stiff!!
Seriously though, I have spun mine every couple weeks since we tucked it away last fall.
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http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1143" rel="nofollow - Mi Bowt
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Posted By: Randy_in_Ohio
Date Posted: January-26-2007 at 10:57am
Just went out and cranked it back and forth a couple times.
which leads me to this question:
I seem to have a little play in the steering. I can move the wheel an inch or two before it resists. Steering also seems a little stiff. I know the previous owner replaced the steering cable about three or four years ago after it froze up. I tightened the rack an pinion unit under the dash where it is mounted but their is still some play. Do you think the cable needs to be replaced again?
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http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1602&yrstart=1991&yrend=1995" rel="nofollow - 1993 Sport Nautique
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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: January-26-2007 at 11:33am
It is my understanding that a cable going bad only causes stiffness. Any "play" would be coming from gears/linkages on the ends.
Is this true?
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Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: January-26-2007 at 11:43am
not sure Kevin, when mine snaped there was a little play in it before it went, but then again we where doing 180's at the time too and it was a pain getting back across the lake using the paddle as a rutter.
with the R&P type I would think there would be a little backla$$ in the gears that would create a little slop.
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Posted By: todicus
Date Posted: January-26-2007 at 12:22pm
On my 95, I have about 1 inch or so of play before it engages the cable........ It bothered me as well, so I tightened everything up that I could under the dash. The slop that I was getting is because of the tilt steering knuckle which has a little play in it, with a small anount in the R&P . Not much I could do about it......... I've gotten use to it now.
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Posted By: boat dr
Date Posted: January-26-2007 at 12:38pm
Randy ,Hollywood,
the slack that exist in a rack and pinion is there from day one,for this reason i always replace with a rotary style. Takes up less room,and is generaly slack free.
They come in two styles,No- Feedback and convetional.The N/F has a tad bit of slop,benefit being the wheel gets no feed back from the rudder.
If you have slack in any parts,time to upgrade.Steering parts,cables and helm a$$y. are cheap compared to crashes that are caused by the failure of one of those parts..................boat dr
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boat dr
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