Tom wrote:

Yep - mine were rack and pinion. Are you using pulleys? So far I'm
very pleased with the hydraulic. Good luck with your replacement.

Nope, it's a rotary helm and cable setup. There just seems to be an
accumulation of slop in the helm, cable, and linkage to the pump nozzle.
Thanks again for the info.
-rick-

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:15:44 -0800, -rick- wrote:

Tom wrote:

Yep - mine were rack and pinion. Are you using pulleys? So far I'm
very pleased with the hydraulic. Good luck with your replacement.

Nope, it's a rotary helm and cable setup. There just seems to be an
accumulation of slop in the helm, cable, and linkage to the pump nozzle.
Thanks again for the info.

Out of curiosity, how old is the unit?

Later,

Tom

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

Out of curiosity, how old is the unit?

It's got about 4 1/2 years and a little over 300 hours on it now. The
builder replaced the helm & cable the first summer due to the same
problem and while the replacement was marginally better than the
original it has slowly degraded since.

-rick-