How To Replace a Steering Cable in a Boat

This is the process of installing a boat steering cable. This gives a step by step process of how to install the steering cable in an inboard boat. This steering cable was installed in a 1995 Nautique Super Sport. The process for replacing the steering cable will be similar for other Nautique models as well as other boat brands such as: Malibu, Mastercraft, Supra, Moomba, Centurion, Supreme, MB Sport, Sanger, and other inboard boats.
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Stuck steering cable, Need to fix your steering cable? Steering cable won't move? Boat steering wheel won't turn? Boat steering wheel is hard to turn? Then this video will help you replace your boat's steering cable.
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[@okkj2845]

Exactly my boat which made this video perfect! Thanks!

[@Sunni_days]

Awesome!! Glad to help. If you know if someone who wants a boat like this, this one is currently for sale 😉.

[@johnnyd7507]

Great tips all around. Thank you! Oh yah, I hope I never need to replace my steering cable!

[@Sunni_days]

I hope you don't either!

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[@Sunni_days]

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[@Sunni_days]

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[@rlperrin3876]

Thank you, very easy to understand my favorite part was about your daughter.

[@Sunni_days]

Awesome thank you!! She is special 😍. What kind of boat do you have?

[@caicrafton9066]

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[@Sunni_days]

Thank you.

[@paulk235]

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[@Sunni_days]

Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!! Glad it was helpful 👌.

[@frankdigregorio6055]

Great video! i took my 96 ski nautique out for first time in 3 years and found it was hard to turn right and not to the left. I suspected that the steering cable needed replacement however when I got the boat on it`s trailer the boat steering wheel moved very easy in both directions. would you by chance have any insight you could share? Thanks in advance

[@Sunni_days]

Thanks for the question. The place I would start would be where the cable attaches to the arm that turns the rudder. I would get someone to help you turn the steering wheel while you observe the mechanical junction to make sure it is functioning correctly. Hope you have a great day.

[@StartVisit]

thanks for the video, will be nice if you show all parts of failed cable (motor side)

[@Sunni_days]

Thanks. Are you wanting the view of the failed cable parts once the cable has been removed or with the failed cable still installed?

[@StartVisit]

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[@Sunni_days]

Ok. Thanks for the input. I have the opportunity to help a friend change his out. I will probably from it and then I can show what you are looking for. What kind of boat do you have?

[@StartVisit]

@@Sunni_days do you know the reason why cable was failed?

[@Sunni_days]

Overtime this one broke down and became almost stuck. Lubing it wouldn’t work, so I ended up replacing the entire cable.

[@zacharydasilva9178]

is inboard systems the same as outboard?

[@Sunni_days]

Truthfully, I don’t know 🤷‍♂️.

[@scooteranthony6297]

I had a steering cable replaced last year. But it was aligned right because I cannot do a full turn left.. I can only do a full turn right. So, is the problem at rudder end or at the steering column .

[@Sunni_days]

You could fix it at either end. I would probably start at the steering column side. What boat do you have?

[@scooteranthony6297]

@@Sunni_days 2004 MB Sport B52

[@Sunni_days]

Hey - after thinking about it over the weekend, you might be able to adjust it back at the rudder, but it might take a couple trouble shooting activities. Send me a message request on Facebook if you would like and we can see what we can come up with together. facebook.com/blake.wasden

[@scooteranthony6297]

@@Sunni_days I had someone coming to try and figure it out, and I wanted to have an install video he could reference that was almost exactly like mine.. I thought well, I'll post my issue and maybe get some answers before he got there. Anyway., we figured out that the problem was definitely at the rudder end..Specifically the swivel tube. Mine has a 2 piece swivel nut that can be positioned up and down the length of the swivel tube, which allows the tube to be positioned in the bracket FWD or AFT. It was basically too far AFT., to where full right the rudder arm was hitting the back wall of the boat.. and turning left, the rod was bottoming out before the rudder could reach full turn. So we just moved the swivel pipe fwd enough to allow full range each way, and not hit the back wall of my boat. But, because the angle the steering line has to take from bracket to where it mounts to the arm,. Coming back from full right is hard it first, because you fighting 2 different angles. So I'm thinking I gotta move it more. I don't understand why the bracket wasn't placed farther out so the line is more straight to the arm. Stupid design.

[@Sunni_days]

Glad that your getting it figured out 👌.

[@shawnlockett4676]

Did you get your cable from a dealer or online

[@Sunni_days]

This one I got from Nautiqueparts.com

[@kenpham1818]

How do you attach the cable to the steering? I m beginner boater. Thanks

[@Sunni_days]

What kind of boat do you have?

[@kenpham1818]

@@Sunni_days i have a 19 feet maxum with teleflex cable but i think i have wrong helm.

[@Sunni_days]

@@kenpham1818 Ok. I don't know much about that specific boat. The two places where the cable attaches are under the dash it will connect to the steering with a rack and pinion. Then at the transom or rear of the boat, it will connect to the outdrive.

[@tysonledbetter1548]

What brand steering cable is this I’m trying to order one mine is a 15 foot I believe but I need the one like yours that has 4 screws

[@Sunni_days]

It’s a teleflex cable. What boat are you trying to put it on? I might be able to point you in the right direction.

[@tysonledbetter1548]

@@Sunni_days I have a 1995 Starcraft 1709 with a 95 Mercury force 120 motor

[@Sunni_days]

The other brand to look for is a SeaStar they bought out TeleFlex 👌. I think you can even find SeaStar on Amazon.

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[@tysonledbetter1548]

@@Sunni_days I found a sea star on Amazon for cheaper and I can’t tell if it has the 4 screw bracket that I need