Steering helm

[imported_74baja]

Hi,
I was a member of this forum and did not post for a while and apparently it forgot my user name so i had to reregister... anyway i have a 1974 16 foot Baja with a 115 hp johnson outboard. I am replacing the dash board plywood and now i need to replace my helm unit. It has alot of play in it and would be impossible to remove intact becasue of the situation with the dash. I think it is a rotary helm. It has the steering cable attached to a lower area and directly above it has the same thing with no cable attached and just an old piece of what looks like a steering cable that moves in and out as the wheel is turned. It has no markings on it so it might be a Baja origional. i am just wondering what i should get to replace it.
Thanks.
--Jack

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Steering helm

sound like a rotary system. very reliable and simple to replace. here's a thread:

http://forums.iboats.com/bbBoard.cgi?a=viewthread;fid=17;gtid=1252627

 

[imported_74baja]

Re: Steering helm

I was looking at the rotary helms. Which should i replace mine with? theres one called Big-T and there are single and double units?
Thanks
--Jack

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Steering helm

i've been very happy with this system, in the last 4 boats. engines rangeing for 90 hp to 135hp.

http://www.iboats.com/mall/?session..._id=246975&list_time=1171561660&view_id=40298

 

[imported_74baja]

Re: Steering helm

I was wondering if dual cable steering is necessary for my boat. i was told that it would be good for me to have. Also, how does dual cable steering work?
thanks
Jack

 

[WillyBWright]

Re: Steering helm

Dual cable allows you to remove a lot of slop in the wheel for quicker response. What you do is adjust the dual cable kit's thru-tube on the motor so there's a little pressure against the other. What I do is put everything together, put the steering in the middle, and the last step is to tighten the thru-tube's nuts. I push on the cable sleeve and snug up the nuts there.

The main idea of dual cable is for double strength. V-6s need it, especially the bigger ones.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Steering helm

i've been using the single systems for 20 years, with out any problems. with a 115, it's overkill and a waste of gas money.