BF30A 'Loose' steering?

Hi

Not sure if I am in the correct place - its my first post (i think!)

I have a Viking 23 Cabin Cruiser with a Honda BF30A outboard that has remote throttle and remote steering - there is a lot of play in the mechanical steering linkage which makes it difficult to keep the boat heading in a straight line (before wine!). There seems to be about 10-15 degrees of play at the point where the 'steering wheel' is connected to the linkage - there is also a noticeable play of about 3/4" where the cable enters the outboard frame (there is a right-hand thread nut here).
Does anyone know the procedure to tight up this 'play' and make it more responsive??
Any help/pointers greatly appreciated - could take pics if it might help

Regards

Andy

The outer case of the steering cable should be tight up against the tilt tube on the motor, if not then the nut is not fully tightened.To tighten, hold the tilt tube retaining nut on the opposite to where the cable is secured to the tilt tube and then tighten the cable retaining nut until the cable out case can't move anymore.