pcrussell50
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i moved my ocean fishing boat out to boulder city about a year ago because all it's ever seen was salt water and i don't fish as much anymore since i had my first kid, (she's four and a half now).
anyhow, it's got teleflex baystar hydraulic steering (90hp mercury outboard), and the steering rod is almost jammed in the tilt tube, with cruddy old grease, and probably salt, but the steering shaft is not pitted, so I'm not quite sure much salt got in there, but it barely slides any more and is super hard on the steering ram. IOW, it needs a major cleaning and servicing, and i'm not in the mood to take it on right now. so who is a trustworthy shop, preferably near boulder city, but anywhere in vegas would do. i'm trying to avoid driving all the way down to needles, where a friend of the family is a highly regarded marine mechanic who would do it right, but it's a PITA to get there.
-Peter
anyhow, it's got teleflex baystar hydraulic steering (90hp mercury outboard), and the steering rod is almost jammed in the tilt tube, with cruddy old grease, and probably salt, but the steering shaft is not pitted, so I'm not quite sure much salt got in there, but it barely slides any more and is super hard on the steering ram. IOW, it needs a major cleaning and servicing, and i'm not in the mood to take it on right now. so who is a trustworthy shop, preferably near boulder city, but anywhere in vegas would do. i'm trying to avoid driving all the way down to needles, where a friend of the family is a highly regarded marine mechanic who would do it right, but it's a PITA to get there.
-Peter