Steering Cable

[zad0030]

any other ideas?

Dont get too much water in your bilge?

[lee]

We have three cable replacements to do this week alone. 2001, 2004 and a 2006.

[Domsz06]

I dont' intentionally, but I had a leak in my ballast sack and didn't realize it till late in the season.

[Domsz06]

the cables are like 130 right lee?

[zad0030]

I dont' intentionally, but I had a leak in my ballast sack and didn't realize it till late in the season.

Yeah but just keep eye out, a little bits not going to hurt, but say a few hoses pumping 175 degree water start filling up in your boat. That could cause a few problems

[lee]

the cables are like 130 right lee?

$140.95 plus labor.

[Domsz06]

zad, that problem is something not too worried about yet, as I check the hoses every use.

Lee,

WOW! Freaking crazy.

[jleger98]

make sure you use Marine Grease, the white stuff. I've heard of lots of people using plain old wheel grease and the water breaks it down pretty quickly.

As far as the water, if you are using the marine grease you should be ok. If the steering cable is in the bilge, it must be meant to get wet. As long as your grease doesn't break down, and its not sitting in the water for an extended period of time, I think you are ok. Right Lee?

[Domsz06]

i have marine greese in my gun now, will use that, and then go buy some other stuff for the non zert area.

[spharis]

We have three cable replacements to do this week alone. 2001, 2004 and a 2006.

Write ups/tutorials coming?

[lee]

Write ups/tutorials coming?

One down two to go.

[Domsz06]

that would be cool.

[zad0030]

zad, that problem is something not too worried about yet, as I check the hoses every use.

Yeah but we didn't

[lee]

As far as the water, if you are using the marine grease you should be ok. If the steering cable is in the bilge, it must be meant to get wet. As long as your grease doesn't break down, and its not sitting in the water for an extended period of time, I think you are ok. Right Lee?

I do not think you could work the grease into the cable far enough to do any good. If you were to just grease the part that is showing that might just make a greasy bilge when you accumulate water.

[jleger98]

I do not think you could work the grease into the cable far enough to do any good. If you were to just grease the part that is showing that might just make a greasy bilge when you accumulate water.

I will defer to Lee on this one. Thanks Lee.