BansheeVision
Seaman
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2012
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- 69
I am just about done restoring an older (1984) 25 foot Regal and the steering cable is locked up. I have completely removed the cable and helm and the frozen cable is defiantly halting progress. The old helm is a Mercury-marine Rotary Ride Guide (single cable). The boat does have power steering. I have been unable to find a replacement cable and have been told that I will need to replace the entire helm and cable system because the cable is no longer available. (even the steering wheel must be replaced because it is the square notch type).
My Question: I have been looking at replacement parts and am a bit confused. (The boat originally had tilt steering - not a must but would be nice)
I ran across the: "Uflex [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Zerotorque Rotory Tilt Helm, T83FC, is a non-reversible single cable tilt helm that uses the X52 tilt mechanism" ...."X52 Tilt mechanism fits all Uflex helms". What is meant by "[/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]non-reversible" single cable. The Photo of the helm looks like it has 2 cable inputs where the old Mercury Rotary had only one.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Has anyone done this helm/cable swap on a similar boat ... If so what did you use??? Any tips, tricks, pointers would be appreciated. Open to any brands as long as its not junk. Thanks for having a look.
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My Question: I have been looking at replacement parts and am a bit confused. (The boat originally had tilt steering - not a must but would be nice)
I ran across the: "Uflex [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Zerotorque Rotory Tilt Helm, T83FC, is a non-reversible single cable tilt helm that uses the X52 tilt mechanism" ...."X52 Tilt mechanism fits all Uflex helms". What is meant by "[/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]non-reversible" single cable. The Photo of the helm looks like it has 2 cable inputs where the old Mercury Rotary had only one.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Has anyone done this helm/cable swap on a similar boat ... If so what did you use??? Any tips, tricks, pointers would be appreciated. Open to any brands as long as its not junk. Thanks for having a look.
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