Andymul
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- Messages
- 12
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- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2018
- Boat Model
- 212
- Boat Length
- 21
I've seen a few posts that are almost the solve to my problem, but wanted to throw it out here for additional opinions....
New to me this year 2019 242x, first time out, found out that I could not steer. Shame on me for not checking before hand. Thankfully, we only backed away from the dock a little bit and were able to come back in and get on the trailer without issue.
My steering wheel was completely frozen in place. I could turn about 1/8 turn before hitting resistance each way. Rudder does not move. I can see the port side cable moving about 1/4" back and forth with wheel movement, but the starboard side is completely frozen.
I am going to try pumping the cable with oil as other posts suggest and report back, otherwise, I'll be replacing the cables. That's where my real question is... I see plenty of videos replacing cables on older boats or on single engine boats, but I don't know where to start on a replacement for this particular boat. Any help or resources would be much appreciated!
New to me this year 2019 242x, first time out, found out that I could not steer. Shame on me for not checking before hand. Thankfully, we only backed away from the dock a little bit and were able to come back in and get on the trailer without issue.
My steering wheel was completely frozen in place. I could turn about 1/8 turn before hitting resistance each way. Rudder does not move. I can see the port side cable moving about 1/4" back and forth with wheel movement, but the starboard side is completely frozen.
I am going to try pumping the cable with oil as other posts suggest and report back, otherwise, I'll be replacing the cables. That's where my real question is... I see plenty of videos replacing cables on older boats or on single engine boats, but I don't know where to start on a replacement for this particular boat. Any help or resources would be much appreciated!