steering

[Dave Hirshberg]

Tango,
You and I need to hook up and compare notes. I'm staying with cable on this one until I decide if I like the boat or not. Loved the 23 Sceptre but still havent run my 20 Sceptre. We'll see. My office is in Downtown Ft Myers across the street from the new Crabby Joes at Centennial Harbor marina.
Dave

[other tom]

Chuck, Went 0 for 4 last night. Fed a nice swordy his supper, but he wasn't going to come home with us....got rough on the way in, had 18 knots out of the NW.

Yes, I am fortunate to have the Whitewater (seavee, whitewater, rampone, etc from back in the day..) to use. I can't think of a reason not to keep it for a long time. Its better to fight a big fish from the bow of a CC than to drive the Bertram around in reverse for a few hours. Plus, when beam-to with a sea anchor you can set a better spread bow-to-stern. I have been using 2 80s w/ bentbutts for the long / deep rods, and 4 50s for the shorter baloons and tip rods. Most times its only 3 baloons and 2 tips. Bow rod is a squid straight down, stern tip is at 75' with a livie. Been happy with Tiagras and using wind-ons and short leaders so you can control the fish with the rod a little bit.

sorry, this is a bit off topic from the steering questions - hope Trayder doesn't censor us....

[JohnS]

Tango,
Check Hardcore Marine for used hydraulic steering. They usually have some stuff at really reasonable prices. They are here in Miami. Check their website @ www.hardcoremarine.com

[ January 16, 2004, 04:52 PM: Message edited by: JohnS ]

[ScottM]

Originally posted by Scott:
Anyone using the rear mount on a center console ??? and does the 4 to 5 or so inches lost in height by the pump housing mounting under the dash make the wheel too low ? I know one member has it .... and If not mistaken the new boats use the rear mount [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Scott, I've got the rear mount on the Seabird. Wheel height is just right, and like Chris said, it looks right. The only thing I can't figure out yet is how to check the helm for fluid level. My fill hole is mounted inside the console at an angle that is tough to see into.