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Post by cmw225 on Oct 19, 2020 10:15:49 GMT -5
My biggest complaint with my 220 is the height of the steering wheel it was killing my back crouching over to drive my boat on long trips. I’m 6 1” so I would say average height I guess. I’m not sure if it’s just a bad design or they designed it lower to accommodate larger MFD’s. Or left over from the days of the lower pedestal seats but I think the console was redesigned from the 218 I’m not sure if this would have been an issue on that model. So the only way. I could think of to solve this issue was to add an extension to the steering wheel. I searched the web and could not find anything I liked. I found a few but they were more geared more towards a racing application and made of aluminum. So I had to make one myself out of 316 stainless. I started out with 41/2” long that felt good but it looked funny and I was afraid of adding to much stress to the tilt mechanisms on the helm. 2” long ended up being the sweet spot. It feels much better to drive now. I can even sit on the leaning post and reach the wheel now. Below are pictures one with the 4 1/2 length also.
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Post by cmw225 on Oct 19, 2020 11:28:18 GMT -5
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Post by hookedup on Oct 19, 2020 14:57:44 GMT -5
You think 6'1" is average? You just demoted me to vertically challenged.
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Post by cmw225 on Oct 19, 2020 17:46:34 GMT -5
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Post by hookedup on Oct 19, 2020 21:03:44 GMT -5
Really nice looking work.
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Post by finatic on Oct 20, 2020 7:21:42 GMT -5
I'm 5'8" you wouldn't think 5" would make that big of a difference. Maybe you have short arms,, lol just messing with you. Very nice custom work.
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Post by lainiej on Oct 20, 2020 7:55:31 GMT -5
Nice job, looks factory. I am only 5 -10 so I don't have that problem.
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Post by fishnfool on Oct 20, 2020 8:01:30 GMT -5
Doesnt that get in the way of the MFD? Seems like the steering wheel is now directly in front/obstructing it.
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Post by outtadblue on Oct 20, 2020 9:04:48 GMT -5
Good work. I’m 6’2” and never had a problem with the height of my wheel but could be because it’s a different model.
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Post by finatic on Oct 20, 2020 9:47:12 GMT -5
Good work. I’m 6’2” and never had a problem with the height of my wheel but could be because it’s a different model. You just have longer arms... lol
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Post by finatic on Oct 20, 2020 9:49:09 GMT -5
Doesnt that get in the way of the MFD? Seems like the steering wheel is now directly in front/obstructing it. You don't miss anything do you.
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Post by fishnfool on Oct 20, 2020 10:14:33 GMT -5
Doesnt that get in the way of the MFD? Seems like the steering wheel is now directly in front/obstructing it. You don't miss anything do you. HA Maybe when the wheel is tilted down it's out of the way?
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Post by cmw225 on Oct 20, 2020 11:31:38 GMT -5
It doesn’t obstruct the MFD any worse than before extending. Standing in looking over the top of the wheel with the wheel tilted 3/4 of the way up. Sitting the wheel is tilted all the way down. It blocks the view of the very bottom but not enough to annoy me. The last picture is before I shortened it to 2”. The first two pictures are how it is now.
I actually have long arms. Maybe on the other models the console is different. Or maybe it’s just me. I had to drive my brother-in-laws proline back in on a rough day . I could hardly walk for a few days from leaning over to steer it or maybe it was the pounding we took that day. My sailfish doesn’t pound nowhere near as bad as that boat did.
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Post by reelkul on Oct 20, 2020 13:24:15 GMT -5
I am 6' and I have never had an issue with the wheel position, as its tilt-able. My son and my friends have driven my boat, and they vary from 5'6" to 6' 2", and we all adjust the tilt on the wheel until it feels ergonomically correct for our individual postures.
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Post by fishnfool on Oct 20, 2020 13:38:06 GMT -5
I wish I had tilt steering
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