While backing out of the slip today for a trip to the fuel dock something very unusual happened. I had no steerage, no way to control the direction of the boat. WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT! So with the prop, I maneuvered the boat out toward the main channel while radioing harbor patrol on the VHF. Three high school aged fishermen in a dinghy helped out too. Harbor patrol arrived and they pushed me back into the slip.
Now what? Checked the steering cable that connects the helm to the rudder and sure enough it's history, needs replacement. Now we're racing against time, ordered a new steering system, overnight shipping and hoping for a fast install.
Tick tock tick tock.
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| Cable on the right is gone. |
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| Had to move the NavPod and remove the wheel and compass. |
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