25 hp missing part??

[johnjay28]

i have a 1955 rde-17s 25 hp. i mounted it on a '60s lone star boat. my question is; how do i connect the steering cables. there is a hole in the center of the steering bracket which has some "notches" around it like if some adapter hooks up there. does anyone have a photo or can explain what i need to do in order to connect the steering cables to this motor. thanks. john

 

[petrolhead]

Re: 25 hp missing part??

You need to buy a bracket to attach the cables, it has two pulleys around which the cables run and the ends are anchored somewhere around the transom, this gives a 2-1 advantage and makes steering less effort. The bracket has a quick release fitting just like the throttle and shift cables, that's what the notches are for. <br />Alternatively you can get a bracket to fit a single teleflex style cable.<br />Both types should be available from your OMC dealer, mine has them in their catalogue, but they need some convincing to order the older twin cable type!

 

[johnjay28]

Re: 25 hp missing part??

thanks for the info. i don't have an omc dealer here locally. nearest one is in corpus cristi, tx. 150 miles away. i will go there in a couple of weeks and check with them.thanks again. john

 

[BoatBuoy]

Re: 25 hp missing part??

John,<br /> In the past, I've seen several of these brackets in old abandon/junked boats in junkyards/marinas.

 

[Walker]

Re: 25 hp missing part??

Sorry, read it wrong.

 

[petrolhead]

Re: 25 hp missing part??

Should have mentioned I made mine. The dealer wanted a lot for the "proper" part, almost as much as I paid for the motor I think, so I made one from a piece of L-section steel. Two holes at the bottom where the pulleys attach, and one at the top for the fixing bolt, I didn't bother with a quick relase, just a s/s bolt and nyloc nut. It works as well as anything I could have bought, the steel was free from the scrap bin, so it cost me the price of two pulleys and a nut and bolt!

 

[petrolhead]

Re: 25 hp missing part??

There's one of these brackets for sale HERE on eBay right now, it looks like it should fit your motor.