AlaskaProf
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- Joined
- Jun 26, 2016
- Messages
- 2,238
- Location
- US of A
- Vessel Name
- boatless, ex: Seeadler
- Vessel Make
- RAWSON 41
The wheel steering on my 12 year old Bullfrog 10 siezed up sometime this past off-season; probably from simple neglect. Months of prep for my summer cruise eve included service and test run of the outboard; never occurred to turn the steeering wheel! That is until the end of my first day underway.
Rowed the 8' Achilles just long enough to remind myself what a useless device that is!
So I stopped in Anacortes to consult with Skyline Marine where J.R was familiar with the system and ordered he parts, but it quickly became obvious that waiting for parts and finding schedule time for the repair was going to seriously hammer my schedule...
The Honda 20 has no provision for a traditional outboard tiller, but I noticed that if I disconnected the "slave" end of the steering rig, the motor swiveled freely. So JR fabricated an aluminum plate and I found a $10 trailer ball at Ace in Friday Harbor and we are, as they say, "good to go." Called Skyline and told them to hold on to the parts and I'll be back in September. Thanks to Skyline and especially J.R.
AlaskaProf
Rowed the 8' Achilles just long enough to remind myself what a useless device that is!
So I stopped in Anacortes to consult with Skyline Marine where J.R was familiar with the system and ordered he parts, but it quickly became obvious that waiting for parts and finding schedule time for the repair was going to seriously hammer my schedule...
The Honda 20 has no provision for a traditional outboard tiller, but I noticed that if I disconnected the "slave" end of the steering rig, the motor swiveled freely. So JR fabricated an aluminum plate and I found a $10 trailer ball at Ace in Friday Harbor and we are, as they say, "good to go." Called Skyline and told them to hold on to the parts and I'll be back in September. Thanks to Skyline and especially J.R.
AlaskaProf