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how do run dual cables out with a 10 jackplate

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aaronmt

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i just purcahsed a 87 starflit and will be ordering a 10 manual jackplate monday through the prop shop. my question is will the dual cables be able to make the bend out of the factory hole , i will be ordering new longer ones but cant for see them being able to make that tight a turn and not bind it has a 225 yamaha, hydraulic steering would be nice but at this time is not feesable , any pics someone my have would be greatly appreciated or knoledge thanks. Aaron , ps how do beco,me somethin other then a wannabe
 
Yep, thats the way to do it. I looked at the small chrome vents to run my cables that way. I found the slightly larger version and got it. I will run both cables out the same vent. Or at least try.
 
I just noticed your carma reading on your avitar
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aaronot, I've have a 92 starflite with with a total of 15 in of set back.I used factory cables coming thru the original location.I've had this combo together over 8yrs with not near a proplem. Its a sharp turn but its easy enough for the wife to drive it.

If you go to PICTURE THIS and half way 1st page find merc245s galley then to the fifth entry it reads" try this as my gallery address" It has a good clean pic of my set up.But the only way to know is to try it. GOOD LUCK.
 
I've set back a few motors with the cables exiting the stock location, the bend is tight but it dosent seem to bind them up any.
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I've been ordering all my new Pulsares with 10" brackets. They still go out the original hole. It's easiest to stick the cables into the motor before it's bolted on and hanging on the hook. I've also put them in the motor while it's bolted up, but it's a bitch. I did'nt need longer cables either.
 
I'm with Wildman and 245 on this one. Don't jerry rig it. The cables will make the tight bend fine, guys do it all the time with no problems.
 
An observation; when I ran my dual cable steering with the jack plate, I ran one cable down each side of the hull. The main purpose of dual cables is to reduce/eliminate the "slop" or looseness of a single cable, and thereby minimize/eliminate the associated handling issues, mainly chine-walking.

I believe the slop comes from the cable moving from the inside of the bends in the housing, to the outside of the bends in the cable housing. Running a cable down each side of the hull effectively cancels out this problem if you slightly tighten the cables against each other when setting it up.

In my application, there was virtually no play at all. I must confess I have never run a boat that was set up with both cables on the same side.
 
My 21' starflite has dual cable on one side steering setup, looks like it was added years ago when the 2nd owner upgraded engine and added the jackplate. It is very tight and hard to turn, more work than it should be and I am blaming the "kink" in the cables where they come out the factory hole and jump back 6" for the jackplate. My MX-15 had the same problem and I re-routed the cable from the stock hole to a new hole that came out on top of the deck at an angle and this made all the difference in the world, you an turn it with your finger now here is a pic
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It has a little bit of slop but not enough to cause any problems at max speed and because it is so easy to turn, you can quickly respond to any situation. Now back to my starflite, it weighs twice as much and has twice as much HP and therfore has a huge ammount of torque steer at 65+ mph when the boat is trimmed up, I can barely hold it straight with one hand, So in my opinion my dual cable setup is actually not helping me at all and just making it harder to turn because of the resistance, I think I need hydraulic steering. In the mean time I am re-routing 1 cable, removing the other cable and installing a foot throttle so I can keep both hands on the wheel to counter the torque steering. shane
 
Removeing one of your dual cable system is a very dangerous idea, Dual cable is as much if not more fore a safety factor. If you breake a cable at speed with a single system it will surely end in a crash. Cables due break. As for the difficulty in steering, is it hard to steer when the boat is not moving or just when your going fast? If its hard at rest you probably have a cable seizing up. If its hard at speed you can try to adjust it properly so the cables are pushing against each other cancleing out some of the feed back. You can also try adding a torque wedge to the lower unit scag.
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Maybe Chris can get the pic up, it came from "picture this" Wowwwww I had a big accident with the pulsar From Sake in Holland from May 3 2004
 
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