steering arrangement

[Skools Out]

REPEAT DO NOT RUN THAT LIKE THAT!!!! Who did that rigging. You need to take the motor off and install to the transom and replace the tilt tube with a new stainless one. cut the old tube in half knock out and slide the new one in.

[zoso]

OK guys, warnings heard, understood, and will be inforced !!!!
Thanks for looking out for us.
guess we will just lift the motor up manually when trailoring until we find the correct mechanical tilt. can someone post a pic so we know what to look for?
also can someone post pic`s of how the steering is supposed to look?
by `tilt tube`, can I assume you mean the rusted pivot point of the motor?
TIA

[nymack66]

This is exactly what you need at a darn good price
http://lakeland.craigslist.org/boa/924541049.html

[macojoe]

Thats a great find and what a price!!!!!!!!!!!!

That joy rig of steering that they did was almost that!!

[zoso]

nymack66,
wow, what a find THANKS!!!!

[zoso]

yeah macojoe, no joy there, in that steering setup, I have spent quite a few hours trying to `fine tune ` it. but at least the boat came at a good price, $1100.
Heck ,at the prices some of these charter boats charge to go out striper fishing, the $$$ spent on the V20 hasn`t been in vain.

[zoso]

Well since my last post, owner had the boat out 2wks ago and lost steering a few times because the turn buckles became unhooked. on the way back in, it happened again and he had to beach the bow.
Now the steering tube/bracket is bolted to the transome.
we found the key in the steering wheel to be plastic and was slipping, now its metal and no slippage, my guess is this is why the original owner had the turn buckles, to prevent slippage? of the steering wheel when steering the motor.

[kamikaze]

ZOSO

Are you interested in selling the CMC? I'm looking for one.

Kamikaze