I'm going to be replacing my steering cable this off-season and am thinking about upgrading my stock rudder as well, assuming there's still a viable replacement available. I've read a handful of threads, but after reaching out to OJ, it doesn't look like they still make/offer the OJ 162, which back in the day was the recommended replacement for the smaller stock rudder.
Any 205V owners out there who've done this and if so, do you know which rudder would be an acceptable replacement? Eric at OJ pointed me to waterskis.com and they have a few available for MC. Is it the 178 I'm looking for? Besides new seals in the rudder port, are there any other parts/pieces I need to complete the upgrade? Probably going to change out the cutlass bearing(s) as well while I'm at it and have the alignment checked--been a while.
Any anecdotal first hand experience, tips, advice here?
Any 205V owners out there who've done this and if so, do you know which rudder would be an acceptable replacement? Eric at OJ pointed me to waterskis.com and they have a few available for MC. Is it the 178 I'm looking for? Besides new seals in the rudder port, are there any other parts/pieces I need to complete the upgrade? Probably going to change out the cutlass bearing(s) as well while I'm at it and have the alignment checked--been a while.
Any anecdotal first hand experience, tips, advice here?
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