Hard to steer

[woody]

Check the top plate of the rudder inside the boat if there's a grease nipple on it then you want to pump grease in there until it comes out outside boat around rudder assembly. Had a similar thing on our X2 (205V hull), dealer recommended regreasing every 50hours.

Then again on the 190 hard to turn equaled knackered steering cable, ordinarily it'd get replaced before it got too bad but I've had one snap before replacement part turned up and ending up rowing home at 6am that was one regime of late season fitness I ain't repeating.

[tex]

Originally Posted by prostar205

Tex -

Did you do the replacement of the cable yourself or have the deal do it? What was the cost?

Dealer did it. I don't remember the cost because I had them throw the new rudder on too.

[Davo]

Originally Posted by woody

......on the 190 hard to turn equaled knackered steering cable, ordinarily it'd get replaced before it got too bad but I've had one snap before replacement part turned up and ending up rowing home at 6am that was one regime of late season fitness I ain't repeating.

I hear ya...it crossed my mind last Sunday out on the river when I was wrestlin with my steering wheel to navigate.....not to mention I was probably 20 miles from where the trailer was parked.

[woody]

I was lucky our lake is maybe a mile long and I was half way out and that time of day there's no wind.

[Davo]

ProStar205....check MYMC website for the part if you're doing it yourself.

It's a fairly easy replacement from what my buds tell me so I'm gonna give it a go. Just ordered the part...

[Brazos Bum]

Given the thread title and author I thought this was surely going to be a drinking thread

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Originally Posted by tex

Someone in the know-please help!
I have an 02 197. The steering is getting to be a female dog. I have greased the cable and it is not helping. I feel that a new cable is in order. I want to ditch that piece of $hit rudder with the hydrofoil/wedge looking thing on it. I have heard that you can now get a whole new rudder and housing that makes you feel like you are driving a Phat Caddy. Anybody know any specifics like $$$$?

[east tx skier]

Tex, did you have the hook done as well when you did the rudder?

[tex]

Originally Posted by east tx skier

Tex, did you have the hook done as well when you did the rudder?

No hook for me. I don't slalom enough.

[JoshBuzz]

Brazos Bum, where are you located?? I'm up in Waco from time to time, I have a few really good friends that go to Baylor, and we're supposed to go ride her brothers X-45 up there soon, just wondering if ya knew em, I know it's a big river!!

[Brazos Bum]

Originally Posted by JoshBuzz

Brazos Bum, where are you located?? I'm up in Waco from time to time, I have a few really good friends that go to Baylor, and we're supposed to go ride her brothers X-45 up there soon, just wondering if ya knew em, I know it's a big river!!

We're upstream an hour or so from Waco.