Bestauto Outboard Steering System

The media could not be loaded. The original on my boat, completely rusted and busted through the housing. This was a good replacement. It’s easier to just get a complete system like this with the stem and steering wheel as opposed to just finding a replacement cable. Remove your old one first and measure it before you order a new one. This one worked out perfectly on my 17 foot fishing boat. But very smooth steering system now. Install was fairly easy, mostly common sense, but the reference pictures in the instructions did help. I will update if there’s any issues with longevity but for now definitely five star.

I have a 1984 Skeeter bass boat with a 40 H.P. Mariner outboard. Well after 38 years the steering cable got too hard to steer. I bought this Bestauto steering system and my old cable said it was 9.5 ft. and I had heard to always round up so this steering cable was 10 ft. and it fit perfect! It looks like good quality and it was a complete kit with steering helm and wheel and it went on nice and now my steering works like new! Just glad I found this for such an old boat. Price was good and now I can go fishing knowing that my steering is reliable!

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My steering cable was seized and the gearbox was no longer available. This kit has everything you need to get you back on the lake. It has a small amount of play between turning left and right but it is better than nothing. Any other option would probably cost 5 or 6 hundred to do it properly so for 160.00 I’m ok with it. Make sure you pull your old cable off completely and measure it before ordering. I only needed a 13 foot but I ordered the 16 foot cable. I had to route the cable a little differently to use up the extra but it works good. The steering box is made so that it wedges itself into the original hole and then you tighten the bolts down onto it to pull it up tight. It’s a pretty neat design.I’m using it on a 1994 Sunbird Stinger 17ft ski boat that I’m fixing up.

I am actually impressed with the quality and easy installation. Worked perfectly on an old pontoon and was half the price for parts at the shops in town. Definitely would buy again if needed for another boat

It was easy to install. Directions were good. Steering has never been smoother in my j14 Carolina skiff

Good quality and arrived timely

First it said to measure then add 1 foot but it then ended up being one foot to long so maybe that's on me idk. I was able to route in a way to take up the extra foot of cable but it was pretty inconvenient. Second it turns good at lower speeds but once on plane it does seem to lock up sometimes and is a harder to turn. Don't know if that's normal with this setup as I'm coming from the older geared style of cable.Final thoughts I put this on a $1500 boat it's doing what it's meant to steer the outboard would I recommend ya I would for a cheap fix to a cheap boat. Now if your putting this one a 30k boat it might make it feel busted. Hope this helps someone😉