On 2/14/2014 10:40 PM, thumper wrote:
On 2/13/2014 2:35 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

Push the outboard's tiller to the left and, why, you'll turn right.

I had my helm replaced a few years ago to try to remove some slop and
they hooked it up so it steered opposite. I only discovered it after
launching for a days outing. You'd think that with conscious effort you
could adapt but it was insidiously difficult, too many years of driving
with a wheel I guess. I didn't run on plane much that day...



My brother and I replaced all the steering cables and pulleys on an old
boat he had back in the 1970s. We screwed it up and did the same
thing. Turn the wheel (helm) left and the boat turned right.

We left it that way figuring no one would be able to steal it and get
very far.