1988 Supra Mariah Floor Restoration

What brand are the vents I should have asked?

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Originally Posted by leetudor

What brand are the vents I should have asked?

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Some common ones are: Attwood, Sea-Dog, and TH Marine. There's lot of different kinds, and there's lots of different brands that all look exactly the same.

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Originally Posted by TitanTn

Some common ones are: Attwood, Sea-Dog, and TH Marine. There's lot of different kinds, and there's lots of different brands that all look exactly the same.

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West Marine Carries them, two of mine are Sea-Dog and two are from West Marine. I have a local family owned boat supply store a mile down the street from my house and they only had 2 black vents...west marine is right next door to them and only had 2 also. It worked out perfect, cant even tell the difference.

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Originally Posted by lmnelson86

Thanks!

Does anyone have a tip on aligning the steering wheel? My wheel is perfectly 180 upside down, and I know the steering assembly is mounted correctly. I did have to undo the steering cable from the rear of the boat but I thought I marked it pretty good. I could have been off a little bit, causing the wheel to be upside down.

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I'm not close to my boat right now, but I have pictures from when I had trouble removing the steering wheel.

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Ah....looks like I may be off about 90 degrees. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by lmnelson86

Thanks!

Does anyone have a tip on aligning the steering wheel? My wheel is perfectly 180 upside down, and I know the steering assembly is mounted correctly. I did have to undo the steering cable from the rear of the boat but I thought I marked it pretty good. I could have been off a little bit, causing the wheel to be upside down.

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Take the cable of the rudder, put rudder in the center position, turn wheel all the way left and then right make note where the middle is. Turn wheel to that middle position and hook up rudder.

And becareful, the center position isn't same on idle speed and high speed. My steering Wheel is perfectly centered at high speed and about 30° off CCW at idle speed. Make a choice ;)

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Originally Posted by Sdc77

And becareful, the center position isn't same on idle speed and high speed. My steering Wheel is perfectly centered at high speed and about 30° off CCW at idle speed. Make a choice ;)

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I kinda figured it would be something like this...I will get it hooked up as close as I can and then go from there!

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Originally Posted by leetudor

Take the cable of the rudder, put rudder in the center position, turn wheel all the way left and then right make note where the middle is. Turn wheel to that middle position and hook up rudder.

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Is there a way to fine tune steering wheel position without undoing the bolts that attach the cable to the rudder? Just undo, slide, check, repeat?

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Originally Posted by scottschmitt

Is there a way to fine tune steering wheel position without undoing the bolts that attach the cable to the rudder? Just undo, slide, check, repeat?

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Yes, there is. If you unbolt the three bolts that hold the steering "column" to the round steering rack, you can clock it accordingly. First simply spin your hub fully in each direction, and note the center. Also check that the rudder is centered, or close. After center is marked, you simply remove the column and index it accordingly. It just sits on a splined shaft, so you can pretty much get it dead center. Reinstall everything and be on your way!

I have circled the three bolts to remove, as well as the column. This is the best picture I have, but you should be able to figure it out.

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