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[Borne]

After a dealer-performed winterization and an uneventful move, my 150 Speedster has decided that it will not turn left when on-plane. Furthermore, it is weakly controllable in the rightward direction when on-plane. When the boat is pushing through the water at lower speeds, it handles normally. Naturally, I'd like to diagnose and fix the problem. Pulling the boat onto a trailer would be difficult at this time, so I am hoping to glean some theories from this community. Any thoughts?

[bryckhaus]

Check if the outer tube of the steering cable is attached to the outside of the hull, it should not slide. If it slides toward the rear away from the hull the cable kinks while turning left. However, turning right should be no problem.

Have someone hold the steering to the left and try to turn the steering cone with your hand if it moves that could be the problem. Mine came out after having the pumps off in the winter.

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