Q&A: Outboard Steering Without A Tilt Tube 

This is the ONLY video describing how to add cable steering to a old outboard. Mine old 72 starcraft has pulley steering for my Johnson 50. I could not find a simple guided video to how to upgrade my steering. THANK YOU.

brandon.. thanks for another great video! Just in case anyone out there is interested, I discovered standard steel gas line ( I think 3/4 in) works perfectly for fabricating that 2nd tilt tube system. I had to ream out the inside, and weld tabs to bolt it to the transom... but it is basically the same as the one you used. it is steel, so I expect more maintenance will be needed, but it got my boat in the water!

Great vid and you have made my hunt for what I wanted to do so much more easier with that second option for replacing my steering.

you have saved me so much trouble trying to rig a pulley system on my fastwin...thank you

Awesome video. I am converting my steering from pully to rotary on a 1958 Johnson 35hp Sea Horse and your video explained perfectly. And providing the link information to get the parts was awesome. Thanks man, great job!

Great video. You filled in a few blanks that I was trying to figure out in my head. Doing this very conversion to my Brother in laws boat. It has a 73 rude 25hp! 👍

This was so helpful for me, thanks!

Great all those kits but the last one beats everything, especially for a pneumatic that I use and must disassemble each time I come from water. Congrats and Thanks !!!

We are working on adding steer to a small aluminum boa and this video was very helpful!!! Thank you.

Got a 55hp motor and didn’t really wanna put the tilt pipe in so I wanted another way this was so useful thanks so much

I lol'd at the 25hp conversion kit

Basically solved my whole problem lol going to machine up a nice lil bracket now!! Super happy lol I haven't been able to run this boat cause the steering all disconnected

Great video even better when I found the links that you had added to the parts on ebay. I was busy drawing up trying to get the tube made. Thanks once again a great help

Great video Brandon!!

Thank you for making this video! Very helpful.

Dude... Stellar video

This is awesome! Thank you!

Great video

A few years ago I was looking for a bracket like the second one in the video. Couldn't fine one so I bought a used tilt tube off eBay and got some channel iron and some 1 inch u bolts. I used the 3 u bolts and fastened the tube to the channel and then drilled holes in the channel and bolted it to the inside of the transom. Had to fabricate a linkage to fasten the cable to the motor. I used a lawnmower steering linkage with the tie rod ends. I had to make the linkage twice before I got it so when I tilted the motor it wouldn't bind up. Worked real well. Sold the boat about a year ago. Got another boat recently. Gonna have to do the same thing again. I'm putting an old 33 HP Johnson on an 18 foot flat bottom boat.

Just wanted to say thanks so much man

Thanks for this video.Just got a 69 skitwin that had the cable and pulley set up on a old boat.Has the bracket with s-hook set up but could not get the cables from the seller.

super video, thanks

Holy crap thank you for this video. now I know how to set up my stuff.

Great video and perfect timing for me! I was told the steering connector would not fit a 30hp. Any idea what the part # for a higher hp motors is?

Super helpful

Thank you very much 😊😊😊😊

Thank you for all the How to.. Videos. I am in the process of slowly restore a 1959 Alumacraft Deep C I got for free. Do you have a how to video on winding cable around drum and hook up pulley system for remote steering? Greatly appreciated!

Hii, great video there. Do you have any video of fixing a remote to 9.9hp 2 stroke Yamaha. Mine is a 703 yamaha remote

Great video! Thanks so much. How universal are those tilt tubes? I just bought a new rotary steering system, and I need to buy one of those external tilt tubes, but I'm afraid the threads are not the same.

Hey Brandon. This video is clutch! I'm working on installing a stick steering setup on a jon boat. I've got a 78 Johnson 25 hp. I've pretty much rebuilt the motor but now I've got to figure out how to install steering. I've got what looks to be a flex cable and a throttle setup. I could use some direction on what comes next. I've looked into a tilt tube and control arm setup. Some come with mounts that look like may work. Just not sure what else I need. Other than the stick itself. I would love to pick your brain if you have time.

Just great Brandon, thanks do you know of any good video or info that may give me ideas on how to do the throttle and gears on a small outboard? Many thanks

On another subject, can a 1969 Skitwin be adapted with some sort of tiller and throttle hook-up?Throttle is either cable or the knob on the steering bracket.

thanks bro

Whats the part number on the center bolt bracket

Thanks for this, many of your links are broken for where to get this stuff. Would love any help if you still know the best sources. I’m trying to hookup a 1955 25hp Johnson.

I have all the pieces on my old boat. That boat had a older 50hp merc, “new” boat has a ‘66 18hp fastwin. Edit: it’s not working, it’s all hooked up and does turn the motor, but it doesn’t turn far enough, I’ve tried so many hookup configurations, moving attachment locations on both motor and transom. Do different brands have different “throws”, is merc steering kit proprietary to merc engines? Does my tube need to be way off to the side? I have been trying to mount it more centered, maybe I should try as far to the shifting side as I can get it and have the linkage as an extension rather than doubling back on itself? I’m no engineer, and it’s been 100+ degrees fro days now, so I’m started to get frustrated with this seemingly easy project.... any advice you can offer would be very much appreciated, subscribing for you too.

A bit later but couldn’t find the best place to ask, ok I have an Evinrude 9.9/15 I believe a 1979 motor 👌🏻been great I have a while ago added steering to cabin on small fishing boat, wanted to add throttle and shift, the shift I get but the twist throttle to cable I’m struggling with can you help ? Thank you for your help up until. Ow it’s 👍🏻

Brandon I’m looking for the hood for a 1998 Yamaha 4 stroke 25 hp. It the bigger hood I’m told 1999 was the last year. Then they got smaller.

iLike the second version better. Ez Glide makes the second bracket you show but it only looks like it is made where the cable attaches from the Port side. Which most boats steer from starboard side so that's no help. I think it's for those stick steer types where they put that on the left?

Will Second setup allow you to tilt motor up fully ??

Hey i have this old outboard and it has no neutral start it and itll go.. I was wondering if these types of motors were ever put on steering wheels and i figured this might be the place to ask

For the Ezyglide plate the descriptions says it is only for steering entering from the port side. However it looks like you have it entering from the Starboard side. Is the Mounting tube able to be reversed? I need to have it enter from the Starboard side like you did in the video.

Hey can you tell me what the part is called that fits into the old motor that you inserted and turned to the handle

Where did you get that clevis

Just found a company(T&R Marine) that makes those Transom style tube assy.Comes in kit with the arm but only for 1977 and newer it said.The arm is what may not work for older models,but the transom piece should.

What is the name on that last tilt tube assy. you put on?thanks

Will that bracket work on a 40hp motor? 1965 Johnson RKL-27A to be exact. I looked up the part number 173730, it says it's for a 7.5hp motor.

I set up with a bracket like your first option and a second hand teleflex safe t system and it is steering in reverse (turn right prop goes right). It’s the old style teleflex with a pin on the cable side side and a big plastic locking nut in the excess side. Any idea how to reverse the direction? It seems easy on the safe t 2.

Where did you get the second bracket? And extension arm?

I have the rotary cable But want to know how to clean and relube it ? its a 1970s boat

I'm looking for the second transom mount steering bracket. I've got a Johnson 25hp.

So how would I go about connecting a throttle system? Is it even possible? I have a 65 Johnson 10 Hp Thanks!

God idé

On the second option, with the steering tube underneath and in the motor mount bolts, after it was done you said you have full range of motion, but you didn’t, you had full range for right turns and when you turned all the way to the left the motor was straight. This is the same problem I am having...if I center the tube I get a little turn each way, if I offset the tube I get a more turn one way and less the other, depending which side I offset too. My brain hurts :(

What's the name of the bracket holding the tube

where can i get that clip on bracket for the motor that goes thru the center

Where did you buy that exact bracket thanks

Same thing my boat has the cables froze anything I can do?

found out the other day Eze glide still makes the last option it's about 150 bucks

ezy-glide engine freshwater engine connection kit

rack and pinion is much smaller now

This might be stupid, but why not just drill the hole that is needed?

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