Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Steering Bezel
Posted by westerlyri on 10/04/09 - 7:44 AM
#1
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
Posted by surfncnow on 10/04/09 - 7:55 AM
#2
Check this page out
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphotogallery.php
Posted by jharrell on 10/04/09 - 8:32 AM
#3
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.
Posted by kamie on 10/04/09 - 8:47 AM
#4
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.
Posted by LabCab on 10/04/09 - 9:24 AM
#5
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.
Posted by Tom W Clark on 10/04/09 - 10:17 AM
#6
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.