FYI- The PO of my boat cut a slot from the normal hole back towards the transom to replace a steering cable without removing the motor. That worked for the Merc 150 that was on it. That may be an option for some...
Now I have a Suzuki 140. When it was mounted, all of the cables and fuel line went thru a new boot in the normal hole and I had an ugly open slot running back towards the transom.
This spring project was to clean all that up and cover the big hole.
Unfortunately the steering cable JUST doesnt come out and I'm afraid to force it that last 1/4 inch for fear of bending the rod. So I left the steering cable in that boot and moved the other cables into a new boot. I now have 2 cable boots. The normal position has the throttle/shift/wiring and the "rear" one has the steering cable and fuel line. I used black 1/4" starboard to clean it up
Wish I had a good pic of it. You can see it in the background of these pix.
I do like it back there. The steering cable goes into the motor on a very straight angle.
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