Cable/ Drum steering .

[Samuel Phelps]

Getting ready to purchase cable and springs . Any sources for springs that y’all can steer me towards ?
One question .. The original pulleys are the small brass ones but What I mostly see out there are the larger plastic pulleys ..
Any reason not to use the brass ones ? They all are in great shape . Would the smaller pulleys slow the system down ?
Thanks .

[frankr]

Brass pulleys are OK for an authentic restoration, I guess. But the small diameter is not too friendly with plastic-coated tiller cable.

[frankr]

Look out for any pulleys that are riveted/swaged together and can pull apart. Those kind are what gives cable steering a bad name. Likewise, do not wood-screw them to the boat. Thru-bolt them.

[Samuel Phelps]

I was thinking on using stainless uncoated cable .
Know of any disadvantages of that?

[stanley]

How big is the motor?

[Samuel Phelps]

22.5 hp Speeditwin

[frankr]

Samuel Phelps wrote:

I was thinking on using stainless uncoated cable .

Know of any disadvantages of that?

You mean like sailboat rigging stuff? Completely out of my realm.

[Samuel Phelps]

Like this or thicker . https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-32-in-x-200-ft-Stainless-Steel-Uncoated-Wire-Rope-810060/204471269
Here are the brass pulleys. The U shaped clips were screwed into solid thick wood under the gunnel cap with 1-1/4’’ wood screws .

The hull of my boat is probably 3/8’ cold molded veneer plywood . I hate the thought of a through bolt through the side of that but definitely want to be safe .

[stanley]

I’d use the hardware you have.If it doesn’t work like you’d hoped,you can easily change it.As others said,you should through bolt the the main attachment points.Sometimes you can bolt through a frame and avoid going through the hull.

[amuller]

If you use the type of SS wire rope with many fine strands, as used for halyards on sailboats, etc, it would normally be OK. But those sheaves look small to me. You can look up the minimum sheave diameter on line.

Do you want to use this hardware for authenticity, or just because you have it?

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