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    Cable and Drum steering

    Unfortunately I can’t get photos of the current rudder at the moment I’m off the river currently so will be “off the air” for a while but will pick up the thread in a couple of weeks Cheers
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    Cable and Drum steering

    Thank you The hydraulic ram is a Seastar HC5318 which has a 7 inch stroke that doesn’t give me much rudder angle and is 5 turns lock to lock Thinking I’m happy to revert back to Cable & Drum - that would mean removing the hyd Helm pump and replacing it with a steering drum and cables - can...
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    Cable and Drum steering

    Apologies should have mentioned that motor is inboard and we steer by a rudder
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    Cable and Drum steering

    I have a small paddle wheel river boat Initial steering was fairly antiquated wooden drum with chains and cable Converted to hydraulic because the drum & cable was too heavy to manage The hydraulic is easy to use but has far too many turns lock to lock and does not give sufficient angle on the...
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