Marinette Boat Forum

OK, followed your advice and everything was fine. A guy at the marina wiggled the shaft and said the bearing was fine, so I'll put it till next year.

Now for the corrosion issue (eek)

Very nice!!!

I'll have to post mine when I'm done

Gentlemen, its been a long time, I hope you all are well.

I'm getting ready to do my annual maintenance (3 years too late :) and have a question about changing out the packing gland with the goretex stuff.

1. is it a big job to do it?
2. do I have to pull the propeller shaft to do it?
3. if I pull ...

I'll give him a call tomorrow. Just don't want to see it scrapped.

Hey guys, I have been silent for awhile because life got kinda busy for me. That said, I have to get rid of one of my boats. I decided to keep my M in Ohio and shed the one in Miami. Before I bother trying to sell it on craigslist and dealing with all that nonsense, I wanted to offer it up to anyone ...

Where are you in Florida?

Trilux held up for about a year and a half.

If you are by me in Miami, I recommend you drive your boat as far north as possible to have any work done

Great feedback. I bought the Glen L Steelmaster cable so we'll see if it gets here in time. I'm also looking at the new system too. I like the new system idea much better for the same reason Jeff noted above (easy to get parts)

If I have to destroy the fork to get the old cable off, I'll simply go ...

I actually had them send me a new clamp because the aluminum cap clamp fused together. I also had to replace my coil because the terminal rusted (the metal was not marine rated)

Other than the corrosion issues, it runs good after a year. I do see some rough metal in the distributor cap contacts ...

I don't see the point. Its one more thing to break and its not like I usually have to struggle with the steering. Just more money :)

Good news is that my rudder is free so I just need to find the replacement cable assy (which is obsolete)

Any ideas on what I can use to replace the unit? Any ...

UG - Mine does something similar but I cant see if its twisting because I'm turning the wheel. I'm ordering everything now so I have it if needed because the holiday is near.

Everything is so rusted, I cant even disconnect from the lever. The rudder shaft slides up and down when I try to bang the ...