In this video we walk through how we made our own steering bar for our kicker motor on our boat. It is extremely easy to make and cost effective and made it so much easier to troll on our boat.
Nice job! Couple of comments: 1. MAPP gas heats much hotter and would make the bending easier. 2. The steel retaining clips on the end of the Panther quick disconnects are shit steel and rust readily, definitely a weak link (I've lost the spring and connector on 2 sets, including one "stainless steel" set). Thanks for the great idea.
Thanks for the tips. Definitely good to know and now that you said it the panther quick disconnects have been getting a little rusty even though it’s only freshwater.
Yes it does if you turn very sharply. We couldn’t find a way to make the bar without that happening. It works fine for us and our motor cowl isn’t damaged from it.
they were given to us when we bought the boat, however here is a link for where to get them on Amazon.com: www.amazon.com/dp/B002IVD0LU/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_i_32B2E1M9KHRQCT075KWJ
You can get them on Amazon. They are called Panther 55-5200 quick disconnect www.amazon.ca/Panther-55-5200-Disconnect-Auxiliary-Steering/dp/B00TTO8K4G/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=panther+marine+steering+bar&qid=1610976257&sr=8-8. There are also different manufacturers and sizes