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Steering Bezel
westerlyri	#1  Posted on 10/04/09 - 7:44 AM
Member Posts: 1 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/04/09	I just purchased a 13' 1970 Boston Whaler with a side mounted steering wheel. The wheel lies flat as opposed to an angle as I have seen on other boats of this type. The wheel is mounted to a simple wooden console and the seats have no backs. There are no numbers on the hull. I would like to know what model it is as there is no OEM paperwork or original bill of sale on it. Can anyone help. Edited by Tom W Clark on 10/04/09 - 9:53 AM
surfncnow	#2  Posted on 10/04/09 - 7:55 AM
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jharrell	#3  Posted on 10/04/09 - 8:32 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 77 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/26/09	Sounds like a Sport 13 that has had a new steering wheel put in at some point. I have the exact same setup on a 1973 Sport 13, the wood is all painted white (I don't even think its the original mahogany) and the steering wheel lies flat instead of angled as it is a newer wheel without the tilted mount. I would love to redo mine with a Super Sport interior from specialty marine, only thing I can't figure out is if a Super Sport console has anything to mount to the center floor on my boat since the diagrams only shows wood under the floor towards the right, but I digress. Check out my personal page for photo's to see if it is similar.
kamie	#4  Posted on 10/04/09 - 8:47 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 2975 Comments: 3 Joined: 11/04/05	westerlyri, It is still a sport model. Sounds like someone switched the steering at some point. The stencil number should be dead center of the transom on the inside.
LabCab	#5  Posted on 10/04/09 - 9:24 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 100 Comments: 7 Joined: 01/17/09	If you have Teleflex steering you can get a 20 degree bezel for the steering wheel. Teleflex comes standard with a 90 degree bezel. The replacement will get rid of the weird angle. Any major boat supply place will stock them.
Tom W Clark	#6  Posted on 10/04/09 - 10:17 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 4280 Comments: 7 Joined: 09/30/05	I concur with the comments above. You probably have a 1970 Sport 13 which had its original cable and pulley steering system replaced with a Teleflex mechanical steering system. Because the systems are most economically purchased as a kit and the kit always includes a 90 degree bezel, it is VERY common to see old Whalers with the steering wheel at the odd angle. The remedy is a very simple one, replace the bezel with the 20 degree bezel and away you go. The part you want is Teleflex #l TEL-SB27483. This plastic part costs about $20. A 1970 Sport 13 would have had its Stenciled Serial Number on the inside face of the transom in the splashwell.