Steering

[SeaRayScotty]

soo, I just bought a 1987 268 Sundancer off of my dad. The boat hasn’t been in the water since the late 90’s. Well i got her fired up and she runs pretty good.(did the oil change and spark plugs etc...) but when the boat is running or not the steering wheel is frozen. I can’t get it to turn either direction. Any suggestions?

Any help is appreciated!

 

[spikedaddy99]

Salt or fresh water? I had a friend have to replace the whole steering cable since it froze up (corroded inside the plastic housing) Mike

 

[dmnolan]

If you disconnect the steering does the outdrive move freely or is it siezed?

 

[SeaRayScotty]

Salt or fresh water? I had a friend have to replace the whole steering cable since it froze up (corroded inside the plastic housing) Mike

The cable seems to be free.. ‍ I have only had a short time to dig into it, and like most new owners i dive into this group for advice lol. It’s a fresh water boat.

 

[Just For Fun]

Have you attempted to lubricate all and every part of the steering mechanism? The steering wheel itself specifically. Is "it" the frozen part of your system?

 

[SeaRayScotty]

It’s the cable, I disconnected it this morning and the out drive moves smoothly but it’s the cable. So I’ve been working on removing the old cable to try and get one before the weekend. I guess there is no easy way to remove the cable.

 

[SeaRayScotty]

Salt or fresh water? I had a friend have to replace the whole steering cable since it froze up (corroded inside the plastic housing) Mike

Does he have any pointers on removing it?

 

[Espos4]

Tie a string on the old one and use that to help pull the new one into position.