These very common steering systems, originally from Whitlock and now sold by Lewmar, can be a real bear to maintain but if we don’t they can let us down in nasty ways. But Colin has our back.
The idea of buying an old boat and going cruising is attractive, but there are also harsh realities to be aware of, like that the steering system is often a ticking time bomb. Not a lot of romance here, but lots of good experience-based advice.
In Part 1 Colin pulled his steering apart and found some frightening defects, now he gets into fixing it right.