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grimreaper
04-14-2002, 11:23 AM
I have a Hydrostream with a 150 Merc on it with dual cables......any EZ fix ??

ratso
04-14-2002, 01:53 PM
Change out the cables, one or both could be stiff, depending on brand you may spend around $100 each on them.

grimreaper
04-14-2002, 02:19 PM
Is there any way to drill them and inject grease into them? Why weren't there grease fittings on them to start out with?

ratso
04-14-2002, 02:47 PM
I have seen them before with grease fittings, but they still go bad, I've heard of people submerging them in oil or diesel fuel, you name it, but after a few hours or days or weeks of screwing with it they usually buy new cables. I buy these hones that hook up to a drill and also hone out the steering tubes when I do a replacement to remove any rust or corrosion, and of course apply grease liberally.

snappertapper
04-14-2002, 03:46 PM
i would go with hydraulic its all i run

ratso
04-14-2002, 04:08 PM
Hydraulic is by far the best

snappertapper
04-14-2002, 04:12 PM
you can get a system for around $450

ratso
04-14-2002, 04:13 PM
I hit a wrong button somehow. Hydraulic is best yet it is also the most expensive. I for one cannot justify the money for it and I'm a dealer, yet I have people order from me fairly regularly for these systems. If you go hydraulic get the seastar pro model by Teleflex.

snappertapper
04-14-2002, 04:23 PM
justifyimg it is easy i just call it saftey equipment, i wont use anything less going 80 mph

ratso
04-14-2002, 05:14 PM
snappertrapper, If you can find these systems for $450 then I need to get hooked up with your guy, especially since my cost is $550 plus the hose kit at $130 and an adapter kit if needed and in some applications a different cylinder which is over $300, and since I deal directly with Teleflex in a lot of instances and can't get that price even from them, please hook me up with your guy. (ARE they HOT?)

snappertapper
04-14-2002, 05:24 PM
they are not the seastar systems they are hynautics which i like just as much but they are side mount the seastar i can get for like $565

ratso
04-14-2002, 05:56 PM
Hynautics? I'll have to check on those. I have always dealt with Teleflex until a problem with a 2.6 and found out I had to order a seperate cylinder to fit that model motor, and they wouldn't sell it to me in kit form which is how I get my price break.

grimreaper
04-15-2002, 07:53 AM
THX Guyz.........why would a hydraulic system be considered a safety item? Dual cables I can understand.........I ask all of this since the wife does not find driving this boat very comfortable due to this situation.
Where is the cable is this problem and why does it happen? I can understand this happening in salt but this boat has never seen any of that.

snappertapper
04-15-2002, 11:21 AM
there is always a chance of the cables breaking but with hydraulic if a hose breaks you can still stear i have been thrown out of boats due to both cables breaking going 80 mph its not fun

grimreaper
04-16-2002, 05:53 PM
BOTH cables breaking at the same time?.....DAMN....what are the chances of that? .....with luck like that - I would stay in bed for the rest of the week - JUST to be safe !

snappertapper
04-16-2002, 06:00 PM
belive me the thought crossed my mind after i got outta the hospital but alll it did was sharpen my reflexes never again will i own a cable i have worse luck with throttle and shifter cables breaking with that big omc back there it dosent like to sit very high and when the cable breaks in 6 foot wave your boat sinks fast very fast and cold too
almost got hypothermia from that 1

snappertapper
04-16-2002, 06:01 PM
GO WITH HYDRAULIC JUST TO BE SAFE (NOW DO YOU SEE MY POINT ABOUT SAFTEY EQUIPMENT)