Re: steering slack question
 

Be interested in what you find, propnut, because we have the same problem. I haven't started trouble-shooting it yet.

It is annoying. Coupled with the fact I'm new at this, at slow speeds I weave back-and-forth like a drunken sailor :p

Jim

Re: steering slack question
 

Slow speed "wander" is very typical on powerboats. Your best approach is to avoid trying to contstanly correct it. You wind up looking more like a drunken sailor... :D

Re: steering slack question
 

Yeah, I know. Friend that was with us yesterday joked that it was a good thing I had registration and equipment all in order, cuz if one of the water cops saw us, he'd be almost certain to want to take a look :p

(Actually, we did pass a county sheriff's patrol going the other way, and he never looked twice.)

Every one-in-a-while, probably when I'm not concentrating on it, I get it right and we steer a fairly non-drunken line for a while :).

Jim

Re: steering slack question
 

WW, we have tilt steering on our '94 182 Barchetta, and, as I mentioned already, she's got a bit of slack in the steering. Is the wheel removed by removing those half-dozen or so flat-head screws around the perimeter of the steering wheel hub? Does the rubber flex collar then just come right off?

When I was under the dash, messing with fuses, yesterday, I noticed that as I slightly turned the wheel, that square bar under there moved back-and-forth a bit. Looked like the hardware that secures that could use a bit of tightening, too. Safe to do?

Thanks,
Jim

Re: steering slack question
 

I have a 94 Z225 with Tilt steering as well.. Was a bit annoyed at my steering slop too.. Pictures Please... Pictures on what you do find...