57 Lone Star King Commander Restore

[JENNIE116LOWE]

The king Commander restore is coming along nicely. Got the boat stripped sealed and primed and am now ready to paint.

 

[JENNIE116LOWE]

Re: 57 Lone Star King Commander Restore


Having a few issues getting the steering cables wound back on the drum correctly.

 

[jigngrub]

Re: 57 Lone Star King Commander Restore

Sweet primer job! You did use the self etching primer for aluminum, didn't you?

Do you plan to fill the seats with floatation foam?

 

[m casey stock]

Re: 57 Lone Star King Commander Restore

Cool, my kind of boat! Wish I could help with your cable issue, but I've never dealt with one that has the cables running down the same side. I look forward to seeing it all painted back up.

 

[kfa4303]

Re: 57 Lone Star King Commander Restore

HI Jennie. Cool old boat you've got there. Here are some handy links that should help get the steering set up.

http://forums.iboats.com/boat-topics-questions-not-engine-topics/drum-cable-steering-281025.html
Columns - Obsolete Outboards
Cable Steering Hardware
Columns - Obsolete Outboards

 

[JENNIE116LOWE]

Re: 57 Lone Star King Commander Restore

Yes i used self etching primer, Im going to put the original flotation foam back in the seats, it is still in good condition.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 57 Lone Star King Commander Restore

Cool old Lone Star. The wheel looks great.

I was about to post the link, but kfa beat me to it. Post #16 in his forum link has a good diagram for cable/drum steering on one side. I would suggest going to Lowes or Home Depot and buy some new cable. It's cheap and a lot easier to change out now rather than later. Your set-up is a little trickier because the drum fits in the housing. Good luck.

 

[JENNIE116LOWE]

Re: 57 Lone Star King Commander Restore

Thanks all, finally got the steering back correctly. It helped to mount the drum to the dashboard then start winding. Jennie