DSK wrote:


Most steering failures I've experienced have been on small
boats, when the gudgeons break off. Fun!

DSK

Doug with my boat in gear still tied up I can tell weather my steering
is working properly.

I ran a boat many many days, and then one time leaving the dock Got her
up on plane and she started drifting, first to stbd, then to port and
by the time I noticed I did not have any steering I smacked into a 20
ton bouy, had I put the linkage thru a couple turns I would have
discovered the steering chain was coming off the gear,

Then one time backing out of the lift slip my transimssion linkage
failed in reverse, I could do nothing but hit another boat, and when I
tried to stop stern way I just made ig go faster thinking I was
shifting into forward.

Just like a pilot , before he takes off... I put my equipment thru a
check and make sure things are functioning properly.

Joe