While son in law was pulling grandkids around lake on towable he noticed difficulty turning left to port. No problem making full turn right to starboard. When he came back to boathouse I checked the play of the steering wheel. Turns fully right but only a short way left then stops.
I will be pulling the jet boat out of the water in a few weeks. Still recovering from surgery and not supposed to lift anything plus I can’t get into the lake while incision is healing (and the water is 63F!!) Things I plan to do:
1. Check to see if nozzle turns freely left and right.
2. Check as much as possible the steering cable for wear or breaks.
3. Check helm under dash for cable movement and any interference keeping it from moving to the left.
4. Check the steering linkage and gate to see if damaged from possibly being stepped on while getting into boat from falling off towable tube.
The boat is 23 years old. I just replaced the control shift cable and controller a few months ago so I am not surprised if the steering cable and helm went bad!
Any additional suggestions or guidance is greatly appreciated! Thanks so much! I will update post when I have more information!
Ski
I will be pulling the jet boat out of the water in a few weeks. Still recovering from surgery and not supposed to lift anything plus I can’t get into the lake while incision is healing (and the water is 63F!!) Things I plan to do:
1. Check to see if nozzle turns freely left and right.
2. Check as much as possible the steering cable for wear or breaks.
3. Check helm under dash for cable movement and any interference keeping it from moving to the left.
4. Check the steering linkage and gate to see if damaged from possibly being stepped on while getting into boat from falling off towable tube.
The boat is 23 years old. I just replaced the control shift cable and controller a few months ago so I am not surprised if the steering cable and helm went bad!
Any additional suggestions or guidance is greatly appreciated! Thanks so much! I will update post when I have more information!
Ski