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around here it was the complete opposite for a while, the Boat US guy were crooks and the Sea Tow guys were the way to go. Boat US was getting ready to yank the franchise(the guy was actually up on piracy charges) when he sold the operation. Now Boat US is pretty god and we have a decent Tow Boat as well. I think it charges from area to area. There hour wait is about normal, you're lucky it wasn't longer.
AS far as getting in with out steering, I put a full hitch knot over the cowl of a Johnrude with a broken cable once, cleated each end of the rope off and idled back in. We turn the boat by shifting our weight from one side to the other. I drove a Mastercraft ski boat with a broken cable by putting an adjustable wrench on the rudder arm and steered it like a tiller 
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05-14-2015, 03:00 PM
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My first boat had the old pully & cable system, that lost a mounting bolt on one of the pully holders one day in the canal, my buddy sat on transom hugging the motor all the way in to steer us!! lol
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05-14-2015, 06:11 PM
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On one of my previous boats the cable snapped. Tied the engine so it was pointing/pushing straight ahead and used my emergency paddle as a rudder to steer the boat. Worked perfectly.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God) Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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05-15-2015, 06:05 AM
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We had a cable break whn we were coming in from bull island trying to out run a storm. My buddy sat on the transom and grabed the motor and i ran throttle shouting out stright,left more, now stright and so on. This was about 3 in the afternoon and it was almost pitch black outside and lighting all over the place.the icw was two to three. We made it to isle of palms and docked there. Now i have hyd steering so much better!! Bight the bullett!
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05-15-2015, 01:45 PM
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Well..........one time while landing on the moon, we over shot and risked fly by........
So, I dropped the anchor, and although it dragged for 1/4 mile, it eventually stopped our boat.......... I mean space craft.
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05-19-2015, 05:13 PM
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Going hydraulic..........that's right......hydraulic.
And maybe while I'm at it.........swap out the 200 HO for the 557 hp outboard. Figure should run 75 mph...maybe more. That's my cousin........" he's got the fastest boat in the whole D county" !!! ( name the movie ? )
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05-19-2015, 07:53 PM
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Live & Let Die
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05-19-2015, 08:34 PM
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