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Originally Posted by csvencer
Do you have to remove the motor to get the steering cable in? I am talking about your standard V20 steplift with no bracket, jackplate, etc.
-Svence
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What MJ said, yes you do have to move the motor over enough to get the end of the cable through the tilt tube. Luckily I had a buddy w/ a crane that we used as a lift/support. If I didn't have that option I would probably find something like an exposed beam in a garage, or even a thick tree limb, to tie up a heavy-duty rope or chain to support the weight of the motor (Your Yamaha has a lift point on the top towards the back). You can use your trailer jack to make the fine tuned adjustments after that (ie. jacking the front of the trailer up or down to add or reduce pressure on the tie point.) Before I did mine, I read that some people just used a 2x4 under the skeg to support the weight and then basically manhandled the engine enough to slide it over. Me personally? I would want something tied off to the lift point just in case. Either way you definitely want at least one buddy there to help.