Re: stick steering
I recently bought a stick steering system on Ebay. When I looked around, I didn't come up with anything. I've heard that watermen here in Maryland are kind of fond of the system, but can't prove that by me.<br /><br />I'm doing a retrofit, hooking up a trolling motor. Mine is on an inboard, so I don't have the option of connecting steering to an I/O or outboard. I like the idea of the stick because it should take up less room (maybe). I also considered hooking up a dual steering unit to my existing wheel, and think that would work too. It's essentially a double helm control to run two cables. I figure differing length of cables is not an issue because travel will be the same. There would be an advantage to that system -- rudder and trolling motor would turn in tandem.<br /><br />With a new motor, I guess I would look for controls for that particular model through the dealer (at least start there to see what is required) -- same with steering. If your main motor is an I/O or an outboard, it's probably easier to piggyback the steering from the main motor.
