Replacing TILLER with STICK STEER ... Johnson OUTBOARD 

That housing you made for the stick steer is really clever. I would have never thought of that.

Wow! I never knew such a steering lever existed! I have a Mercury 25 with no tiller, which is set up for cable controls, that I was wishing I could use on my 14' aluminum boat (with no console). You have given me ideas for how I might be able to use the nice, electric start Merc on this boat. You have a great shop to work in and the skills to go with it!

Very Good work-very informative-I needed to know this for my project-Im so thankful-Tim in MI

I fab for a living. It is nice to see a guy make it happen with simple tools. You are very resourceful! Thanks for the press break tool tip. I am going to build one of those for my press.

Fantastic and informative video KY. Great job of making do with what you had on hand. You've made my Ezy-Stik project much easier. Thanks so much for your colorful and creative content.

Best damn video I've ever seen. I've got the same exact boat and a similar motor. Installing the same steering system. You sir are God sent. Thank you!

Hehehe...We are about the same you and I. I use what I got and normaly it turns out OK, great job fabricating the stickbox!! Thank you KY.

You are a man of many talents mr yankee, another great video.

Loved this video, great job !!

And now for something completely different. Looking forward to part two!

Really enjoyed your video!

WTF bro!!!!fantastic steerting modified! Thank u manu hugs from Italy

Very nice video! I will be doing this to my boat as well....thanks for doing this video... I know how hard it is to make videos as I have 29 so far on my channel. Keep up the good work!

Good job Buddy!!

Great job on the fabrication!

How's she goin'? Nice to see you spreading out into boat builds too!!! This is a nice mod and will sure make operating the boat a lot better eh!!! Take care!!

Benny, youv'e done it again! New subject means more interested people. I buy, repair, and sell outboard motors as a hobby. Nothing larger than 25 hp. You have made a fine choice in that Johnson 15 hp. The silver grey paint is known to peel easily but that's only cosmetic. That motor will run circles around the previous Johnson low profile 15. Only weak point I have found in those motors is the carburetor. The plastic warps and makes the motor run poorly. Be sure to set the bottom of the cavitation plate even with the bottom of the boat. Don't set it lower unless cavitation becomes a problem. You will get peak performance that way. I don't think there are many cupped props available for those motors but they reduce cavitation and give a little more speed. Try to get a tachometer reading at wide open throttle because that tinny is so light over reving the motor could ruin it. This will be fun too watch. I have to go work, err play, with a 25 hp motor now. Dave

Pretty good dude

GENIUS!!

Nice work!

Just started watching, it’s gonna fly with a 2 stroke 15!

That steering is what is called a suicide stick. Skeeter made a small bass boats years back called the Hawk. Stick steer port, throttle stick starboard. Piloted it from a center post seat way up front. Good luck and be safe.

Bad ass video thank you

Cool. Thanks.

How do you control the throttle?

Great work!! Can you explain how you did the throttle linkage? ( Or if you have another upload somewhere)

Any thoughts on why these mechanisms are for the port/left side of the boat?

Awsome work! Great video. Free yourself if tiller steering

where did you get the threaded pipe from?? I am looking to do the same thing with my 2000 evinrude 15 hp and 14' lowe. the easy stick is over 400 bucks new, you can get hydraulic helm systems for that much, why go with this?

Where did you get the stick steering kit?

How do you control the throttle from there?

Your controls are backwards!

Where did you buy the stick steer?

I'm on vaccination with the family. I saved the video for the trip 👍

Your steering is backward,... because of the lever being on the incorrect side. That brand is specified as port side lever arm actuated only. So even though your setup "works". You should be pushing forward for right steering and pulling back for left as it's intuitive. Your setup will steer the opposite of that, making it naturally counter-intuitive just as an FYI unless you reverse the lever and mount it port side, or reverse the internal gearing in the actuator lever unit, itself. That said, it's a great idea in theory,... and works as long as that counter-intuitive steering doesn't cause you to wreck if in a stressful situation and you instinctually steer the normal way.

Shout much?