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 Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Okie Poke]
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01/11/18 01:31 AM
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Douglas J
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Do you just look at the nuts and check to see if they're tight? maybe in okieland...  Well, get your azz over here and check my nuts!! no words 
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Ken A.]
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01/11/18 01:32 AM
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Douglas J
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Ken did not say the accident last week was from a steering malfunction, he said the one in the youtube video he posted was caused by a steering malfunction
And this folks is how rumors get started
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Ken A.]
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01/11/18 01:40 AM
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K.D.
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Very confusing post and if you dont watch the YouTube video before you get to the 3rd paragraph you dont realize he is changing gears from one story to another.
But this is correct. The college guys in the video were tossed because of the mechanical failure listed
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Douglas J]
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01/11/18 01:40 AM
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criglizard
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And this folks is how rumors get started Omg no kidding. Apparently nobody read what Ken actually wrote. Come on guys...
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Douglas J]
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01/11/18 01:41 AM
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Scott A.
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Ken did not say the accident last week was from a steering malfunction, he said the one in the youtube video he posted was caused by a steering malfunction
And this folks is how rumors get started Thanks Doug for helping me clarify this!
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: K.D.]
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01/11/18 01:42 AM
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criglizard
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Very confusing post and if you dont watch the YouTube video... Except he wrote this I know it was discovered that this accident was not caused by a mechanical issue but rather the driver spearing a wave...before the YouTube link.
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Ken A.]
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01/11/18 01:43 AM
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K.D.
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Thanks. I can read just fine
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Ken A.]
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01/11/18 01:58 AM
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Douglas J
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reading and reading comprehension are two entirely different things, I know I struggle with both from time to time 
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Ken A.]
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01/11/18 02:20 AM
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Razorback
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My cable steering got really stiff and hard to turn. When I went to the shop to pick it up they showed me the helm from under the wheel. It was broken completely in two. The only reason it was still "working" was because the break was jagged and the pieces were fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. Two weeks earlier I had been running the boat lane poles at Caddo.
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Douglas J]
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01/11/18 02:43 AM
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K.D.
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reading and reading comprehension are two entirely different things, I know I struggle with both from time to time My post was in response to clark3s question.... doesnt that make it easier?
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: K.D.]
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01/11/18 02:48 AM
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Douglas J
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reading and reading comprehension are two entirely different things, I know I struggle with both from time to time My post was in response to clark3s question.... doesnt that make it easier? 
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Ken A.]
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01/11/18 03:34 AM
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Clark3
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Haha, this post is worse than CNN. Check your steering in the title, begins the post talking about the incident that happened last week, then one tiny line saying this wasn't the case here then a YouTube link followed by a mile long post about a mechanical failure and and I'm an idiot for thinking he was referring to this incident as a mechanical failure.
Next time I'll read verbatim! My mistake
Last edited by Clark3; 01/11/18 03:40 AM.
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Clark3]
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01/11/18 03:40 AM
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Douglas J
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#MFGA
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Scott A.]
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01/11/18 04:01 AM
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Ken A.
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Do you just look at the nuts and check to see if they're tight? Nuts, bolts, move the engine back and forth with it off of the transom saver. Check jack plate bolts and look for visible leaks from the cylinder etc. +1  With the transom saver removed, grab the back of the lower unit and shake the motor back & forth while looking at the bolt that attaches the steering to the motor. It takes literally 5 seconds and could save your life! 
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Re: CHECK YOUR STEERING!!!!
[Re: Okie Poke]
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01/11/18 04:05 AM
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Ken A.
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Didn't this happen to John Pierces boat several years ago on Ray Hubbard and he was thrown? Yes, and he was lucky to have survived it. John was very fortunate for sure! I saw him a few weeks after he recovered from the incident. I think he was only running about 45 mph.
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