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SnoC653

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #25 on: January 17, 2009, 01:26:14 PM »
Ok so I have the dash cut out of my two jet boats, I'm still waiting patiently on the next step.  Would a two rack helm work better in the eliminator to circle race?  Not real sure how I'm going to get the dash back in as solid as it was the first time but I trust Tom completely. 
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beerjet

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #26 on: January 17, 2009, 02:01:28 PM »
Ok so I have the dash cut out of my two jet boats, I'm still waiting patiently on the next step.  Would a two rack helm work better in the eliminator to circle race?  Not real sure how I'm going to get the dash back in as solid as it was the first time but I trust Tom completely. 
PICS please  ???

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i dont but im all for stuffin shit in her ass to make her go away :-*

Brad @ SCJB

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #27 on: January 17, 2009, 06:58:16 PM »
I have driven a boat with a dual rack helm...its nice. You can tell the difference between a single and a dual. I have not driven a boat with calgo steering, so I cant compair it to that.

You can stiffen up the dash in many ways with different configurations of wood and fiberglass. post some pics of what you have now and we'll guide you to making it better/stronger.
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propless

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #28 on: January 17, 2009, 08:04:13 PM »
 Ummm, guys, I think hes joking.  Referring to Toms pic on the previous page (I hope)  :-\ :-\
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Welcome to the club of broken boats :o  Pay here$ bend over and move along.

SnoC653

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #29 on: January 17, 2009, 10:47:12 PM »
Well, the cutting the dash part was bit of a joke.  I did think about it and wondered if I would be able to guilt tom into fixing it if I did.  Not even a smiley face on his this is how to do it.   ;D  The dual rack question was serious as the eliminator is being rigged for circles.  If dual rack is that much firmer/precise then that is probalby what I'll set it up with. 
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GT Jets

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #30 on: January 17, 2009, 11:09:37 PM »
Well, the cutting the dash part was bit of a joke.  I did think about it and wondered if I would be able to guilt tom into fixing it if I did.  Not even a smiley face on his this is how to do it.   ;D  The dual rack question was serious as the eliminator is being rigged for circles.  If dual rack is that much firmer/precise then that is probalby what I'll set it up with. 

The dual  cable steering setup is pretty sweet for adjusting out any and all steering play, the cables are adjusted against one another...On outboards and sterndrives, it is recommended for speeds in exess of 80 MPH, it will however stiffen up the movement of the wheel a bit.

I have seen some cool setups with a cable on both sides of the nozzle, but sort of overkill...Now Calgo pull-pull setups are the shizzle...



GT
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If i get some free time tonight at work, ill play with it and post it for everyone to see.

Time to man up and yank it John!  :banghead:
Ray

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #31 on: January 18, 2009, 10:23:52 AM »
My Howard Hydro had an absolutley bitchen Morse dual rack system (near impossible to find anymore) which seemed to work bitchen ! although I never personally drove the boat It apparently worked well past 170 mph , I personally did not like the Calgo (Sanger) and although I will continue to sell Calgo  to those who wish , I probably wouldn't use it again I like the Sanger much better with the Teleflex Rack ,just my 02 Tom

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SkyHarborCowboy

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #32 on: January 18, 2009, 10:34:02 AM »
I believe aI saw a Calgo on Ebay just the other day.

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SnoC653

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #33 on: January 18, 2009, 11:56:15 AM »
My Howard Hydro had an absolutley bitchen Morse dual rack system (near impossible to find anymore) which seemed to work bitchen ! although I never personally drove the boat It apparently worked well past 170 mph , I personally did not like the Calgo (Sanger) and although I will continue to sell Calgo  to those who wish , I probably wouldn't use it again I like the Sanger much better with the Teleflex Rack ,just my 02 Tom

So in your opinion the dual rack morse would be the way to go.  Now, is that the dual rack cable assembly mount like this one or the dual cable rack like this one
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SkyHarborCowboy

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #34 on: January 18, 2009, 12:48:22 PM »
It would seem to me that you have to have the upper one and run one cable down each side of the hull to be able to work the play ourt of the system.  Haviving the cables run our of the same side of e rack just seems like is it for a dual outboard/ outdrive situaltion.
Joe
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SnoC653

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #35 on: January 18, 2009, 02:27:10 PM »
That was what I was thinking too, but I wanted to be positive before I went out and started buying parts.  I can buy the helm now if that is the hard part to get and then buy the cables when I'm ready to start putting it all together. 
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SkyHarborCowboy

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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #36 on: January 18, 2009, 02:43:17 PM »
Let an expert on rigging chime in as I am no expert on these things!  Although since an airlplane just turned itself into a boat I may now be!

Joe
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Re: Steering Cables
« Reply #37 on: January 18, 2009, 06:12:36 PM »
It does not really matter if you want to run the cables left and right until you get to the tiller arm, if you run both down the same side the cables will travel the same direction.

Run down both sides the cables will travel in oposite diretions, the difference is, there will be more "slack" removed with both sides of the hull, you can still get the slack out of the cables on one side, but leaves "tiller slack" unadjustable...Just my.02c

GT
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If i get some free time tonight at work, ill play with it and post it for everyone to see.

Time to man up and yank it John!  :banghead:
Ray

 


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