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Steering cable installation question
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| Tom W Clark |
Posted on 09/20/13 - 10:08 PM
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As has been well documented here on Whaler Central, an 18' cable is appropriate for a Montauk, and what I recommend.
It is possible to use a 17' cable but the bend before the motor will be shorter and tighter.
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=70
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| wired911 |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 12:14 PM
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Thanks everyone great info for a beginner like myself. I did go and take a close look at the connector and it would appear to be the one Joe mentioned in an earlier response "
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I found an adapter kit if this is what you "might" need if you don't already have it.
http://www.surplusunlimited.com/mm5/m...de=2200-50"
Would it be possible for me to take a couple of photos and upload them to this site so you can take a look?
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 12:18 PM
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wired,
Sure.
That is why we have the personal page section too.
Upload some photos of your boat while you are at it.
http://www.whalercentral.com/faq.php?...p?cat_id=1
Or,
upload your photos to photobucket or some other source and put a link to those photos here.
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| wired911 |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 12:40 PM
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Thanks Joe, I just uploaded a couple of pix...take and look and let me know what you think.
thanks,
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 12:49 PM
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That looks like the converter to convert the older helm.
http://www.surplusunlimited.com/mm5/m...de=2200-50
You say you have the newer helm, so you would need to take that adapter off and then the cable should go into your new helm.
Have you tried taking that adapter off and putting the cable into the new helm?
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| wired911 |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 12:54 PM
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I have not, I wasn't aware that it could be removed. I'll run down and take a look and get back to you, but I believe its a part of the steering cable.
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 1:27 PM
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Without seeing what you had, here is my guess.
You had an old helm.
Someone replaced the cable with a newer cable and had to use that adapter to make the newer cable work with the old helm.
Now, you purchased a new helm.
You no longer would need that adapter to go into an old helm because you have the newer style helm.
Again, just a guess but that's what it looks like to me.
Not sure if you have the clip though that goes into the new helm that holds the new cable in.
Did you get a new clip with the new helm?
Take a look at the installation instructions and you will see the clip you need with the TAG on it.
It states, Do Not Remove This Tag!
http://www.seastarsolutions.com/wp-co...t-Helm.pdf
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| Tom W Clark |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 1:34 PM
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Joe is correct, that cable has the adaptor. Just pull the pin, remove the adapter and plug the cable directly into the helm and reinsert the pin. Done.
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| wired911 |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 1:48 PM
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I attempted to do that but the adapter seems to be a part of the cable itself (unless there's a way to remove that I'm not seeing).
Do you know how to go about removing the adapter?
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| Tom W Clark |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 1:51 PM
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Yes. Pull the pin, then insert the end of the pin in the hole in the side of the adapter, push down with it and pull the adapter off.
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| wired911 |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 1:53 PM
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OK thanks, I'[ll run out and give that a shot...
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 1:57 PM
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Looks like we are making progress.
Once you get the adapter off, you should be good to go if you have the clip with the tag on it.
Do you?
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| wired911 |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 2:06 PM
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It worked! I can't believe I struggled with that for almost a week....without your help I was getting ready to throw in the towel.
Thanks again for your help. I hope to be able to contribute some day. For now I can get back into the water.
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| wired911 |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 2:07 PM
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I did reinsert the pin with the tag on. good to go...thanks guys!
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 2:10 PM
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Excellent.
Keep the adapter just in case.
You never know when you or someone else might need it.
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 2:50 PM
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How about putting a couple of photos of your boat in your personal page so all of us can see what you have?
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| wired911 |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 7:57 PM
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I will defiantly do that. It's a bit a of project boat mid-flight, but I take a few pix and post them this week.
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 09/22/13 - 7:59 PM
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That's great.
There are many members here that show their progress with their boat from start to finish in their personal page.
Personal Pages
http://www.whalercentral.com/viewpage...page_id=65
If it gets really involved, then they also can create a Project Album just for a particular project.
Project Albums
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lery_3.php
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