Cable Steering Side Mount on STV?

[G-Train]

Can anyone tell me what I would need (all parts), and where to get them, to install Cable Steering, in my STV River Rocket, Side Steer. Also, if you know prices.

I just bought a brand new Teleflex NFB, Dual Rotary Quick Connect, and think I'd like to try Cable instead.

Greg
877 713-3223

[W. Tripp]

You will need the steering shaft with steering wheel, mounts, and cable bracket, the front pulleys, the steering arms, the rear pulley arms with pulleys and the cable with cable locks.

You can contact Dewitt Deweese at Boatworks (601) 853-1007 - I think he has a set of steering wings with the correct geometry for a river rocket. Walley Lamkin at Triad Powerboats (864) 333-2400 will be another source for them or can tell you where to buy.

[G-Train]

I'll probably call both.
I had my boat at Wally's this winter, and was going to do it then, but backed out.

Thanks
again

Greg

[B. Vruwink]

Are you referring to cable and pulley steering??? I just removed system from '01 River Rocket and believe definitely would sell. Call me at 320-382-6128 for more info. Bruce V.

[Raceman]

As far as the steering bars go, I don't know what Wally sells now, but some of the Pre-Wally STV bars had the geometry all wrong and the caused cable bind in anything but the straight ahead position. Bars on these engines are something of a compromise anyway because of an inherent flaw built into the swivel pin/tilt pin relationship on most all outboards. If the ends of the bars are made to end exactly in line with the tilt tube, the cables will bind slightly at any steering angle other than straight ahead if all the slack is adjusted out when straight. If they're made for the ends to be on plane with the swivel pin, then the cables will have slack at any trim position other than level. It's very important that the ends are on plane with the height of the tilt pivot (tilt tube) or tilt up/down slack will always occur and the farther off this plane, the more severe.

I've never understood why some manufacturer hasn't taken the time to build a high perf swivel/tilt assembly with both pivot points on one plane so the steering arms can be made to operate properly in all positions. Of course it's irrelevant on engines with fixed trim positions like they all used to be, but with active trim the antequated design could stand improvement.