The rotation of the prop and the thrust of the prop has a tendency to make the boat turn right all by it's self naturally. I assume the boat had hydraulic steering in which i don't know much about but i once the pressure is relived from the steering wheel your at the mercy of the prop torque. I have cable steering in my boat all new and it's a No feed back style which you can let go of steering wheel and there is a clutch in the helm that locks and keeps boat going straight if the steering wheel comes off or loose.
I have used a dixie flutter spoon around capefair with success this summer. Drove over the Bridgeport bridge today and can't believe how low the water level was.
My problem is not setting the hook hard enough..got so use to fishing the grass flats in the Gulf and catching weakfish ( spotted trout) that if you set the hook to hard you break there jaw, hence the name weakfish...lol
I buy the 87 octane with ethanol and put quickleen and quickcare in it every time i put gas in, i mix my gas and oil also cause my oil pump been taken off and i like the extra smoke....lol
I believe he said he never lost sight of the highway 13 bridge at Kimberling City...but i could of read that wrong.....oh and by the way there are no fish around Kimberling City.
Get some small rubber tubing and cut your own..small vacuum line from auto parts store, small plastic tubing like is used in aquarium pumps, small o rings..something along those lines