Does 79 Evinrude need power steering?

[T0mmyboy]

Hi everyone,

I am in the process of replacing a broken down and a bit under-powered 1972 Johnson 20hp with a 1979 35 horse Evinrude on my little 14 foot Crestliner Commodore. The weight of the two engines is amost identical, them both being twins. Looking at the specs further I see that the Evirude came equipped with power steering. Is this something I must use, or can I use the same old simple manual cabel wire remote steering that I used for the 20 horse. The last thing I want is to complicate matters. Excuse the lack of proper boating knowmeclature, I am new to boating. Thanks for any help

 

[racerone]

I think you are confusing the single push pull cable with power steering.----No such thing is / was available on a 79 model 35 hp motor !!

 

[T0mmyboy]

I think you are confusing the single push pull cable with power steering.----No such thing is / was available on a 79 model 35 hp motor !!

http://boatspecs.iboats.com/Evinrude__35953__35hp__1979/bpe/57e8156

Perhaps I am. I was just reading the specs here on iboats (link above) and saw that it comes with power steering. I googled it and saw helm pump this and that and thought. Uh oh...better ask on the forum.

So the single push-pull cable I currently have is what is also on the 79 Evinrude?

 

[racerone]

I guess i have to repeat.----No such thing as power steering available from the factory in 1979 !!-----Note , some young folks who write these specs have no hands on experience.--Have not been around motors for nearly 50 years either !!

 

[GA_Boater]

Information on this page has come from multiple third parties and can not be guaranteed to be accurate.

This says it all. Probably the writer meant power tilt.

 

[T0mmyboy]

Roger that...mystery solved then. Its just that the terms were confusing. Thanks guys

 

[racerone]

Sadly some folks read this stuff on more than one website and take it to be a fact.---If you do not know , then you can not recognize these errors / mistakes / blunders.----I can not recall power tilt as a factory option for a 79 model 35 hp.

 

[GA_Boater]

Sadly some folks read this stuff on more than one website and take it to be a fact.---If you do not know , then you can not recognize these errors / mistakes / blunders.----I can not recall power tilt as a factory option for a 79 model 35 hp.

Power tilt was a better clueless guess than power steering. LOL

 

[jimmbo]

Probably meant since it was an Electric Start model it could be equipped with Remote Steering

 

[F_R]

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No such thing as power steering available on those, but HYDRAULIC steering could be bought as an expensive aftermarket system. I know 'cause I made them. Company (Hynautic) is out of business now. Sold out to Teleflex.

 

[T0mmyboy]

No such thing as power steering available on those, but HYDRAULIC steering could be bought as an expensive aftermarket system. I know 'cause I made them. Company (Hynautic) is out of business now. Sold out to Teleflex.

Looks way too rich for my blood