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    Aidan Smith
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      I acquired this boat last Fall, and worked on it throughout the winter. I am wondering if anyone else has one of these, and what they have done to accommodate for a couple issues I’m having.

      First, the rear steering cable guide pulleys like to get the wire (rubber coated aircraft control cable) jammed up, stopping my movement momentarily.

      The cable also rubs along the throttle box. It appears to have all of the original hardware, other than the guide pulleys, which are later and a different style than the ones inside the cockpit.

       

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      This is with the steering somewhat rigged. It now has the tension springs, and the cable is tighter, so those pulleys stand upright. The issue I’m having is the cable getting stuck between the shive and the sides of the pulley.

      You can also see how the cable runs alongside the control box.

       

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      This is more of a bird’s eye view of the layout, minus the strapping on the trailer.

      I believe I need to find pulley more similar to the ones fore, with an all brass becket and eye strap, rather than a plastic shive paired with a brass clip, but I am still unsure.

       

      Any help would be awesome. Would also be nice to find someone who also has one.

       

      Thanks!

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