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Nauset 16 steering system
harwichboy	#1  Posted on 09/22/18 - 8:41 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 49 Comments: 1 Joined: 11/28/10	I am looking for some pointers on renovating my 1972 Nauset 16 steering mechanism. I assume this gear box adjacent to the steering wheel is original. I have taken the wire cable driven assembly apart and have no better insight into how to replace or renovate key parts. This wire cable system is tricky and I have the sensation of being over my head My steering is completely seized; grease applied at the nipples on the cable assembly in the rear - near the attach point to my 1986 Mercury - Was not at all effective. Hoping to get a few more runs in this year out of Sesuit Harbor. Thanks for any pointers; experience (please follow the guidelines at the top of this page and use the full 4 digit year for everything) Edited by Joe Kriz on 09/22/18 - 3:53 PM Neil Henry - 1972 Nauset 16 - 2018 Suzuki 60HP
Weatherly	#2  Posted on 09/22/18 - 10:44 AM
Member Posts: 752 Comments: 4 Joined: 12/31/06	I recommend you purchase a new Safe-T QC Rotary Steering Kit (Length: 17') part no. tel-SS13717. I have purchased the kit from Wholesale Marine. https://www.wholesalemarine.com/safe-...eflex.html Edited by Weatherly on 09/22/18 - 3:53 PM
harwichboy	#3  Posted on 09/23/18 - 6:44 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 49 Comments: 1 Joined: 11/28/10	Thanks for the tip. I’ll take a closer look at the package. Where you able to find a kit that includes the spindle that connects directly to the steering wheel? Neil Henry - 1972 Nauset 16 - 2018 Suzuki 60HP
Weatherly	#4  Posted on 09/24/18 - 4:32 AM
Member Posts: 752 Comments: 4 Joined: 12/31/06	Yes, the Safe-T QC Rotary Steering Kit (Length: 17') part no. tel-SS13717, includes the following: Quick-response of 3 turn lock-to-lock. Standard 3/4” round tapered steering shaft Stainless steel cable output ends. Fast, easy installation: uses simple snap-in connection, Teleflex Quick Connect (QC) cable and industry standard Safe-T mounting hardware Kits include: cable, helm, bezel, hardware and instructions. The most common cause of seized steering is the stainless steel cable is rusted inside of the tilt tube of the outboard motor. You will need to disconnect your steering linkage from the steel cable and see if you can remove the cable from the tube. Sometimes you have to lift your outboard or remove it from the transom in order to remove the cable from the tilt tube. Sometimes just turning the interior lifting eyelet a quarter turn creates enough clearance for you to slide the cable out of the outboard tilt tube. If your cable is simply seized inside the tilt tube and nothing is broken like the helm mechanical box that accepts the cable, then try first to free up the cable inside the tilt tube.