Re: Looking for outboard for father/son building project

[David Stanton]

Teleflex makes an adapter that allows the single cable steering to be used on older motors. It has a bracket that attaches to the transom to one side of the motor, but I’m told it does not allow you to turn the motor as far to each side, and some who have used it are disappointed. Cable and pulley systems work fine as long as the cable end clamps are tight so they don’t come apart, and the cable is routed correctly so the plastic outer coating does not rub on anything and wear off. The two cables can be run one on each side of the boat, or both down the same side, with one crossing over at the transom, which was factory standard method on old Crestliners.

Newer motors made for single cable steering have a hollow tilt-hinge pin for the cable to pass through.
Dave