hi all,<br />I'm new to this forum and to the "boat world" so please bare with my question....<br /><br />I inherited my uncles boat which was left to rot on the side of his house.<br /><br />the motor is a johnsons v4 on an 1980 Infinity<br />i took a look at the steering cable and noticed that it is broken.<br />there are wires frayed and the motor does not turn.<br />you can however still turn the wheel etc.<br />i read on another post on removing the steering cable but im afraid i was not understanding what they were talkin about.<br /><br />i removed the nut that holds the cable to the motor and attempted to pull it out revealing a long stem .....<br />i didn't really know what i was doing so i left it there and came here for help.<br /><br />any help would be appreciated...<br />thanks<br /><br /><br />pix of my situation<br /><br /> http://www.geocities.com/evangelion_21/boat/boat1.jpg <br /><br />do i knock this out ...??<br /> http://www.geocities.com/evangelion_21/boat/boat5.jpg <br /><br /> http://www.geocities.com/evangelion_21/boat/boat7.jpg <br /><br />this is the pin that slides out <br /><br /> http://www.geocities.com/evangelion_21/boat/boat.jpg