Need help with steering cable.

[needin some help]

The boat is a 1971 ouachita 14 ft. Engine is 1974 evinrude 40 horse. I have a broken steering cable. It is the standard cable at the steering wheel but the motor end has a threaded end and a screw on adaptor that ends with a threaded stud and nut at a 90 degree angle that attaches to the engine midway. I need this cable or adaptor or what ever. What is it called or part number or any info yall can give . Thanks

 

[nola mike]

The boat is a 1971 ouachita 14 ft. Engine is 1974 evinrude 40 horse. I have a broken steering cable. It is the standard cable at the steering wheel but the motor end has a threaded end and a screw on adaptor that ends with a threaded stud and nut at a 90 degree angle that attaches to the engine midway. I need this cable or adaptor or what ever. What is it called or part number or any info yall can give . Thanks

Picture?

 

[Scott Danforth]

you will need to get a complete helm and cable kit as most likely any cable style from today will not match up to the 55 year old parts you have.

you will need to pull the old cable to measure .

do you have a rack or rotary helm?

 

[redneck joe]

scott is most likely correct, either way pics of under the helm and at motor will help a bunch.


Welcome to the forum.

 

[needin some help]

Here are the pictures, if more are needed let me know. 8 ft cable will fit.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Look under your helm. Take a pic of that. We can zoom in on pics, not zoom out

 

[redneck joe]

so that ball connection is prob still around if I was to guess. Prob a standard connection to a ball joint? Believe they are still used in various applications.


the coils on the cable look just like once from my 82 starcraft.