$&@%'n steering cables!
Submitted by Swompa on Sat, 2013-02-09 09:25
Three days of fishing, diving and snorkelling planned all stuffed by a broken steering cable...didn't even get 5 minutes out. BOOOOOOOO!
And it's only 2 years old!
A-SALT-WEAPON
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Date Joined: 07/07/10
Sorry to here that Swompa
carnarvonite
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Hydraulic
Spend the extra coin and go hydraulic, less effort needed and nearly bugger all to maintain or go wrong.
till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
Boo =( But yeah, as per
Boo =(
But yeah, as per above, go for hydraulic!
West coast pom
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I had one snap on me as I
I had one snap on me as I was lining up onto a jetty, ended up doing lazy circles in the harbour until I could flag down a tow! And removing the old cable & replacing was a nightmare.
Im a hydraulic guy now....well worth the money!!
Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
We were lucky as we had
We were lucky as we had launched at Leeuwin ramp and were not quite up to the 2nd jetty, on the way to Rotto. The motor is a 75hp Evinrude Etec so it was easy to hand steer, just had to have some one playing with the controls for me.
Perfect parking job at the jetty though and the guy who had just rocked up appreciated the full day parking ticket....
I will look into the Hydraulic. The boat isnt mine, it just lives at my place.
As fun as looking at screaming goat videos on youtube is, it certainly doesnt beat the sound of bubbles, or drag.
Tank
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Date Joined: 12/05/12
Remove it...
Remove it ring around try to find a replacement and fit...not usually too biggajob