My Grady White Overnighter suffers from a completely frozen steering,
which appears to be the stainless bar that is supposed to slide back
and forth inside the tilt tube of the 120 HP outboard. The whole
system was replaced last year. I am guessing that the salt (I live on
the Maine coast) might have siezed it up over winter storage. If I
unscrew the cable end from the tilt tube I can move the wheel and the
screw fitting moves in and out (which must indicate that the cable
itself is fine) but the bar on the other side that couples to the
engine will not move. It is stuck about halfway in/out. I have tried
wacking with a hammer and even prying carefully in and effort to move
the thing. A friend suggested heating the bar with a torch as a way to
break it loose. Does anyone have any clever suggestions??

-Stephen