Steering Cable Help

[paczowski123]

Well, running into another problem with the build on my chan. It seems the steering cable is entirely way too long. Are the round nose cables shorter than the square? If not, what do yall running shorter hulls do with all of the extra cable? It seems with the way my hull is, the extra cable is going to have to ride up on the side of the inside of the hull, and when I try pushing it up in the nose it seems like the cable is binding.

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Im not sure on my rn after I shortened pole, had to route it like you got except think I had to snake it around front of motor under where b pipe would sit then back the other side under motor then in steering tube

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Best I could get it with out cable binding

 

[paczowski123]

Yeah, I just think of it's not off to the side in my application, it will interfere with the water box.

 

[BrightE's]

Its something all short AM hulls have to deal with, try to bunch it up without it kinking as best as possible

Sent from my VS980 4G

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Yeah mine did and burned outter shell worse case put some turf on top of wb where you think it might touch it

 

[paczowski123]

Yeah, I figured it's fairly normal, but wasn't sure if there was some sort of magical configuration that would help it sit a bit more flat. It's not that it's binding really, just as it gets more bends, it doesn't move as freely.

 

[CRJ]

there are shorter cables like the sitdowns cable you could try. id run it out of the pole to the left od the waterbox/tank, go under the motor then to the right side to exit the engine bay.

ps i want some feedback on how that chan is with a 61x. Its on my bucket list.

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Yeah same issue I had but got it to work. Aaaaah the true joys of owning an a\m hull

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

I may still have a vxr pro steering cable but it may be to short idk

 

[paczowski123]

I think where the issue with the couch cables is they are a bit shorter at the ends where they mount not the cable length overall.

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

True not enough throw, you'll b fine with what you got, its what everyone else uses, what handle pole u gonna run

 

[paczowski123]

It's an xmetal standard, I would hate to know what it's like getting it to work with a comp pole like I had.

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Yeah really what I was just thinking

 

[paczowski123]

Sorry Paul lol

 

[BrightE's]

Lol it'll be a fight worth fighting

Sent from my VS980 4G

 

[paczowski123]

That's what I keep telling myself when I want to kick this ski off its stand.

 

[CRJ]

trade you my square?

 

[paczowski123]

There have been times where I have contemplating putting all this back in my square lol

 

[CRJ]

I dont know how you could. If i had a chan here id be up till 4am every night till it ran, then id be busting ice with a shovel so i could ride it on the lake.