Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

I have a used 2001 Bennington that lived on a .it in saltwater. When I got her the steering was tight.
I had 3 options to fix my steering I could see.
1. Pull the cable polish the steering tube hope that fixed the problem
2. Buy a new cable and get a fitting where I could add grease
3. Upgrade to Baystar or Seastar steering.

Having to borrow a trailer to get it out the water I figured my fix needed to last. So I picked baystar
I next had to find a kit there was a range in prices from 545 to 989 online. Some cheap with ray shipping prices. But after a lot of looking I found it very cheap with free ups shipping.

The install took a few hours it's really something you can do. Just check youtube for tons of install videos.
My installer lost time beacuse we had to fight I mean tug of war fight to,pull the old steering cable rod out the engine tube.
And also fight a rusted nut on the cable tube.

And had your boat been properly maintained in the first place there would be little need for the costly hydraulic addition...

True.
It was dried grease in the tube. Could I have fixed it cheaper Yes.
It's was also one of the reason it got the good price on her. Lol.

Bugsbunnyboater wrote: ... My installer lost time beacuse we had to fight I mean tug of war fight to,pull the old steering cable rod out the engine tube.
And also fight a rusted nut on the cable tube.

Been there and done that . You've got smooth sailing...err, steering from here on out .

Yes very smooth.
Did you have to deal with a stuck tube. . ..?