Steering replacement advice

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bigrockets

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I have a 1989 Bonita center console 17 fishing boat. It has the original steering system and I'm thinking of replacing it because it's getting a little stiff. It has an evinrude 48 SPL which I think I'm going to upgrade to a 70 HP engine in the near future. Are steering systems more or less universal or do I have to be concerned with engine brands etc? I don't think I will need hydraulic steering considering the size of the boat. iBoat has them on sale now and it appears they vary by length. Do I have to remove my cable and measure or can this be estimated? Thanks
 
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Re: Steering replacement advice

Teleflex NFB 4.2, 14' Cable...
 
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marcortez

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Re: Steering replacement advice

Don't estimate.....it will be wrong.

Pull out the old cable and measure it 5 times.....
 
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Fed

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Re: Steering replacement advice

I'd find out where the stiffness was coming from before I did anything.
 
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bigrockets

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Re: Steering replacement advice

Just happens the telefles units are on sale here on iBoats. I got the old unit out last night and will measure it tonight just to make sure. It has a lot of old dried gummy grease in it. Thanks for all the advice.
 
metriccrescentwrench

metriccrescentwrench

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Re: Steering replacement advice

You MIGHT be able to get by with just purchasing a new cable. Whichever way you go be sure to read the instructions for measuring the cable, teleflex has this on thier web site, can't remember if iboats has a link to it or not.
 
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