Steering help

[cday]

I just bought a 1992 90 hp V4 Evinrude to be be mounted on an 18 foot boat which I'm in the process of building. I know the Teleflex mechanical helms are rated for certain horsepowers/speeds but I can't seem to find the ratings. I was wondering if the Teleflex Safe-T QC would be up to the task as this is the one the local shop has in stock. I'm thinking I should get somewhere around the 40-45 mph mark with this boat/motor.

Great forum by the way! Glad I found it!

 

[11rufus11]

Re: Steering help

You can try this site:
http://www.teleflexmarine.com/cgi-bin/library.cgi?site=home&type=us&library=1028
Go to the various catalog PDF files in the mechanical steering section and see if they have the info you are looking for. If not, or you are still not sure, give their support staff a call or email them.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Steering help

i have used that system on several 90hp. good system, you may like the no feed back system better.

 

[cday]

Re: Steering help

Thanks.

I was looking at the NFB system as well, only thing is it's 4.2 turns of the wheel instead of 2. I'm not sure I would like this when it comes time to go murre hunting. (murres are a salt water bird, and yes you can hunt them from a power boat). 4.2 turns would be 8.4 from lock to lock wouldn't it?

 

[cday]

Re: Steering help

Just looking through the tech pages you posted a link to and found just what I was looking for. I was thinking for some reason that the number of turns was from center to one side, they're not, lol. 4.2 is 4.2 turns from lock to lock, lol. Looks like I may be better of with the NFB 4.2, it's rated for a v-6 up to 55 mph so I should have no worries there.

Thanks for the help, for some reason I didn't come across those pages when looking at their site myself.