Peartolomy
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Put boat in water on Sunday. Idled past the no wake zone and then put the boat on plane. Hammered in one good time and when it came back down off of plane, there was no steering. The cables are intact and turning the wheel turns the bellcrank and the top of the shaft on the rudder, but the rudder doesn't move.
Does the rudder have set screws that secure it to the shaft? I would think if it was that loose that it would be on the bottom of the lake. Also, if the shaft broke or corroded in two, shouldn't the rudder have fallen out? Was stranded and adrift for about 3 hours. Didn't want to call the water patrol until the last resort. Boat is a little loud for their liking. Luckily, I got a super cool younger guy that liked the boat. Didn't hassle me at all.
Does the rudder have set screws that secure it to the shaft? I would think if it was that loose that it would be on the bottom of the lake. Also, if the shaft broke or corroded in two, shouldn't the rudder have fallen out? Was stranded and adrift for about 3 hours. Didn't want to call the water patrol until the last resort. Boat is a little loud for their liking. Luckily, I got a super cool younger guy that liked the boat. Didn't hassle me at all.