wynjim55
Regular Contributor
I've had my boat for a little over 12 months now and what may be common knowledge to a lot of others is all new to me. If you have what seems like a very obvious suggestion re this problem please post it. Unfortuantely I keep my boat out in the elements with only a tarp style cover and every time we experience a significant amount of rainfall I find that the steering cable binds up. The first time it seemed that the cable was tight inside the sheath, this time around the piston was bound inside the tilt tube (disconnected the nut and the steering arm and the cable sheath would move along the cable when turning the wheel). How can I elliminate or minimise this issue? I've been told not to apply lubricant/grease/anything, others say to use a water disperssant/lubricant regularly. Any and all suggestions greatfully recieved, thanks.