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[victorfb]

well wouldnt you know it. the steering cable finally took a crap. getting hard to turn the wheel. i took the cable off and found you cannot try and clean em out. bummer. looks like im gunna have to buy a new one. but were to go? who carries these cables? im in north county san diego, but travel north to orange county quite a bit. any suggestions folks? and does anyone know if there is a maintanance on these cables besides greasing the one end? sure hope i can find one before the weekend. i hate to miss out on another river trip.

[victorfb]

damn. just called harmin marine and they may have the cable. $200.... i guess boat really does stand for (B)reak(O)ut(A)nother(T)housand.
sure wish it was a boaf (B)reak(O)ut(A)nother(F)ifty...
the cable had a pretty good "S" bend to it. rand down the side and went all the way to the transom, then came back toward the bow, then back out the transom. i may want to get a shorter one and even if i have to expose it a bit more, atleast it will have a straighter shot. seems that bend would trap moisture in it after a long time. could this be why it went bad in the first place? or does the grease just get so gummed up inside it just stops working smoothly?

[Hustler]

Call Rex Marine in La Verne, for less than 200 you should be able to buy a whole new steering system (cable and helm) I would think you could get a cable for about 100. Good luck

[Frosty_pop]

Both West Marine and BoatUS carry a huge selection of steering cables. Both are in Point Loma

[Cas]

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[ June 16, 2003, 10:33 PM: Message edited by: Cas ]

[Cas]

Tewco Inc has real good prices and if you have a LBBA membership card, you get a 25% discount on their cables and a whole bunch more.
Tewco Inc.
1-800-558-8730
9701 So. 58th St.
Franklin, WI 53132
ask for Chad although I think he's on vacation this week.
[ June 16, 2003, 05:57 PM: Message edited by: Cas ]