Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

um good luck i'd pulled it first to be sure of length, mine has twin 15' cables. boatfix has them for $87.00 and $92.00

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Good work, DAWG!!...hope yer new cable comes in on time...are you replacin' the helm too?...seems somethin' could be wrong, it only lastin' two years B4 snappin' like that??...any ideas??...



Welp!!...went back an' did some catchin' up ...answered my own question...good choice on the NFB 4.2 ... mine's been great for several years now ;) ...

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

RB - we're dragging the boat down to Hatteras for a few days - leaving Friday morning and returning on Monday.

Yep, replacing everything since the issue seemed to be more than just a broke cable (alluding to the feedback issue).

Skools I know - I should have pulled it but trying to be lazy. ::)

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Told ya'll he was DAWG!!... ;D ;D ...catchum up, Dawg ;) ... I know ya'll gonna be LARGE and IN CHARGE!! 8) ... an' yer gonna bringing back some fine examples of coastal photography to share witcho compadres ;) ...

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I hope so RAP, I really really do. :-/ I've got the pre-trip jitters. Boat is on blocks in the driveway, steering is a mess and still gotta pack and ready the fishing equipment....


Oh brother where art thou!?!

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Pre-Trip Jitters?...mix up a batch of Valium-Martinis, Brother...sip slowly over long periods
, for instance while waiting on Fed Ex to bring yo freakin' steerin' cable and pretty soon the jitters will cease and where thou art won't matter...not even to Art ;D ...

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

BR look at the bright side if you hadn't gone to the lake your cable would have broke in the ocean while on your trip.

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

dam BR, been away for a few days, sounds like you had a close one. glad everyone was ok :-/

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

True Reel and Skools...

Cy yes, it has been a fun couple of days :-/ I'm so glad the boat didn't plow into that seawall we were headed for! That would have been really really bad.

Everyone in the boat, and a boat passing by, thought I was a crazy person driving the boat because the way it swerved so quickly toward the seawall. :o

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Ok, just got off the phone with D & E Marine. The steering cable came in ;D

Now just say a lil prayer for me that it will fit. :-/

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Good luck man!! Im pullin for ya!! 8)

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Ok, its fixed. *But not without alot of work. *Read on...

I get off work a little early yesterday to make it to D&E Marine by 5pm to pick up my new system. *On the positive side, it was $285, not $300 before tax so I got out after tax for $304 - still got screwed, but what the he!!

Anyway, I get home and first thing I go and check my measurement again on the existing cable which I purposely left installed in order to pull the new one through with (so I wouldn't have to remove starboard rod box). * My measurements were right, the exact numbers I gave to the guy that owns D&E who's been in the boating business for 25 years *::). * 18' end to end and 17' from the brass fitting on the helm side to the nut that screws into the motor. *All good. *

So I pull the new one out, lay it on the ground, pull a tape and my heart sank. *One foot too short or so it seemed! *In a rush of judgement I pondered pounding my fists into the pine tree to my left...No, no just calm down a little and punch something softer, I said.
So I lit in to cussin instead and yanked the old cable out of the boat to get the numbers off it. *;D

I called the guy up, its a quarter til 5pm (closing) and politely explain the situation. *I did insinuate that he was somewhat to blame although I should have pulled the cable *to get the number off the side too. *He says he can't do anything until Friday at lunch time. *No good since I'm leaving Friday morning at 0500! *I say I'll be there in 15 minutes and I want my money back. *He ain't too hip with that idea but finally agrees. *When I get there we talked for a while and I told him I didn't have a beef with him but I was just bummed since me and 3 friends wouldn't be able to make it to the coast on time. * He called around and at one point I was gonna have to drive to Charlotte (45 min.) this morning and then he lucked up and found one about 1/2 hour away. *One of the workers drvives past D&E on her way home so she dropped it off for me. *I got it at around 6:30 pm and we had it installed by 8 pm. *

Not totally, but its 99% fixed. *The only thing left is that metal piece that holds the rubber ball around the cable where it comes out of the hulll back at the motor. *I noticed when I pulled the old cable it was chafing and had actually cut into the cable shroud enough to concern me. * My buddy Snead works in a shop that makes Nascar parts so he took it into work this morning to trim some off so that it won't rub the cable anymore.

I'll have her done this evening. *I'm so thankful to have this behind me....THANK GUYS FOR ALL OF THE MORAL SUPPORT AND HELP!!

V-21's USE 18FT CABLE WITH THE NFB 4.2 SYSTEM!!
DON'T FORGET IT! MJ you might want to move this over to repairs....

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

I guess that settles it--18 feet it is for all of us. I went through three rounds before I ended up with the 18 foot cable. So, two rounds isn't bad at all ;D

Glad everything worked out for you BR. Now, put it behind you and fix your thoughts on catchin' some feesh. ;)

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Glad you got it right...now like BGA said, GO FEESH!!! ;D

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

BGA - I wouldn't say that for sure. I remember a recent V20-er that just put a 17' cable in theirs. Remember the V21 has an extra foot of built in fiberglass "bracket" if you wanna call it that. I think that accounts for the extra foot. I think most if not all regular V20's us a 17' cable but as I found out it is best to get the numbers off the cable ;)

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Ohhh, I missed the part that says V21 in huge letters...

duhh...

You're right, my bracket makes my V similar in length to the V21.

Good catch buddy. What are you doing thinking about boats? You're supposed to be thinking feesh man! ;D

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

So BGA was yours an 18' as well? I would have thought the bracketed V20 might even go 19'.

About thinking Feeesh, I'm getting there. Still got some work to do and packing but hey, at least I still get to go and drag my baby down with me ;)

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

BR, yep, my turned out to be 18 feet as well. Originally, I ordered a 15. I measured it according to their instructions and that's what I came up with. Something was definitely wrong either in the formula used or the measurement taken (probably the latter :P).

Then, I sent it back and the guy at the shop thought a 16 would work and since he had it readily available, I went with it. No good, didn't fit. So, rather than go with a 17 which probably would've fit, I went overkill with an 18 foot which fits with a good amount of slack.

Anyway, I'm really happy that you'll be able to take your girl on the trip.

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Cool BGA - I went through the same thing with my old V20 a couple of years ago. I should have known better than to let it happen again but I thought I was going to be ok since I gave the guy the correct measurments.

Around here there are nothing but a bunch of pontoon boats.....hence the shops only stock up to 16' cables, which sucks for us bigger boat guys :-/

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Hey DAWG!!...sounds like ya did a last-minute scramble and got it all together for the trip!!...good deal ... go ketchup a bunch o' FEESH and come back a DOUBLE-DAWG!!... 8) 8) ...

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Glad you are all set, My cable is 20' ;D cause of a 30" set back beacket

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Good luck putting the motor in reverse at speed with a dog clutch. Go for that ignition key. I had a wire pop off the ballast resistor while running close to 30mph once in my boat. You'd be amazed how fast the thing stopped.

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Blue, glad to hear you are back in action. ;)

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

hammer did you notice he fixed his boat with our help and then left us at home without offering us a beach trip with him.

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Matter o' Fact, he's at OBX right now cruisin' up n' down the shore on striper patrol in that purdy lil' 21 w/ new steerin' cable ... I told ya he was DAWG!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ...

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Skools, say when bro, say when...I'm itching to get back at it!

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

hey bro check out the 21 project from the weekend, glad you're back by the way I started the 225 on my 21 wow it made me wet all over it sounded go good.

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Skools - wow man she is coming along. You've don a ton of work and it shows! That's great about the 225, you should have taken a video for us. I bet put off a nice rumble ;)

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

Hey Skool, Blue knows better to invite me. He knows when he's not looking, I'll be trying to steal his bench seat from him. ;D

Re: V21 Steering Cable Broke - Near Disaster!
 

I would give darn near anything to have a picture of Hammer in the gulfstream laying on my bench seat in some of Lisa's panties :o