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<blockquote data-quote="Mac" data-source="post: 54090" data-attributes="member: 842"><p>Space wise, you'd be much better off rigging a rope with pulleys for steering. On an old boat, I rigged two pulleys outboard from the motor an old Evinrude 5.5. I used a bolt on eye fastened to the motor ran the rope from the eye over to a pulley then up to the front pulley mounted just in front of the middle seat, across the front of the seat to a pulley on the other side, then back to pulley number four at the back corner of the boat and back to the metal eye on the motor. For long hauls, I'd get the motor going and move up to the middle seat grabbing the rope on each side and pulling toward the right side when wanting to go right and pulling toward the left to go in that direction. This was inexpensive and worked very well. Just to clarify, when in the middle seat the rope ran under the knees. I used nylon rope....held up well, poly weakens in the sun.</p><p></p><p>Best not to make a console, they are in the way, especially in small boats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mac, post: 54090, member: 842"] Space wise, you'd be much better off rigging a rope with pulleys for steering. On an old boat, I rigged two pulleys outboard from the motor an old Evinrude 5.5. I used a bolt on eye fastened to the motor ran the rope from the eye over to a pulley then up to the front pulley mounted just in front of the middle seat, across the front of the seat to a pulley on the other side, then back to pulley number four at the back corner of the boat and back to the metal eye on the motor. For long hauls, I'd get the motor going and move up to the middle seat grabbing the rope on each side and pulling toward the right side when wanting to go right and pulling toward the left to go in that direction. This was inexpensive and worked very well. Just to clarify, when in the middle seat the rope ran under the knees. I used nylon rope....held up well, poly weakens in the sun. Best not to make a console, they are in the way, especially in small boats. [/QUOTE]
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