legal hp limit for cable/drum steering

[super20dan]

i am running 65 hp . i wonder if this is legal?

 

[coolguy147]

Re: legal hp limit for cable/drum steering

i use it on my 50hp merc

 

[Chris1956]

Re: legal hp limit for cable/drum steering

I never heard there was a HP limit on cable/pully steering systems. I had a 85 HP Merc on my boat w/ cable/pully steering. No isues at all.

It is recomended that you have only one spring on the cable, where the end attaches to the transom splashwell, so the higher HP motors cannot bounce back and forth on the two springs, at high speed.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: legal hp limit for cable/drum steering

it use to be 20 hp below rated. in the old days we had a ski boat with a 90hp johnson, cable pulley steering.

 

[Kobie]

Re: legal hp limit for cable/drum steering

My mechanic used to race a 14ft Allison with a 130 yamaha (putting out close to 300hp). He said that they tried every form of steering, until he tried the clothes line steering. He says it makes all the difference in the world, no other system can beat it.

So no there is not a horse power limit, you can see pictures of guys with 250 mercs on scream and fly using the simple cable system.

 

[rodbolt]

Re: legal hp limit for cable/drum steering

while not a legal limit there is a manufacurers limit, if your rigging it and something happens there is a liability issue.
check with the manufacturer on there reccomendations.

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: legal hp limit for cable/drum steering

Spam spam spam spam

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: legal hp limit for cable/drum steering

Yep, and he's a gen-u-wine Cadet, too.

 

[seabob4]

Re: legal hp limit for cable/drum steering

So I know there is no HP limit on cable/pulley steering. So why is the "spam" label attached? Is it the "Is this legal?" part of the post?

 

[achris]

Re: legal hp limit for cable/drum steering

Not only is there no limit, it's the preferred system for racing....