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    Question on 30 year old boat

    I'm taking it out of the water this weekend and I'll check that out. Hopefully it's the tab as it seems an easy (ish) fix. The above picture was taken on the trailer and it's turned hard to port. Maybe a coincidence, maybe not. If it's not the tab, I'll have to take it in because that's not...
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    Question on 30 year old boat

    No, the wheel doesn't fight me at all. There's a LOT more give in it than I'm used to, but it's not difficult to steer. It's just when I take my hands off the wheel, it immediately cranks full port by itself.
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    Question on 30 year old boat

    Thanks for the quick replies. It's a volvo penta 230 I/O. It's in the water now, but here's a couple before it went in the water. Am I correct in assuming that's the torque tab directly above the propeller? If my research is correct, it seems a fairly simple process to adjust that to the...
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    Question on 30 year old boat

    Got a 30 year old Wellcraft Excel 18 SX this spring. Had it out a couple times and like it a lot overall. Had a couple questions, if anyone could be so kind as to provide a little guidance. Finding manuals for 30 year old boats is just not gonna happen. On the dash, there's two buttons I just...
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