R109

2012 210 Wake with 430HP 

 

Recently I was being pulled water skiing, and once back on board the boat to drive it back to the dock. I noticed that the steering was now very hard to turn right or left.  I got the boat back to the dock and once on land, I started to try and figure out what happened.

1. I saw no damage to the jet drives for we did not hit anything
2. I disconnected the steering cable to the jet drives, for which the jet drive nozzles freely moved to the left and right.

Before I go and tear the steering mechanism apart, to determine the source of the issue. 

 

Has anyone come across this at all?  Is there anything electronic in possibly the touch screen that is restricting steering?

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated in shortening the time to repair.

 

 

 

 

I just sold my 1998 Challenger 1800 which is a fantastic boat that runs just like Day 1. I was planning to buy a new Sea Doo boat in 2013, but upon hearing the shocking new of Sea Doo exiting the boat industry I went and purchased a 210 Wake after speaking with Sea Doo that they will provide all the parts and service for the boats for at least the next 10 years. I have heard others complain about the quality of their Yamaha Jet Boats, so the only option of a quality jet boat was to go and buy one of the last 2012 Sea Doo's