SAFETY while boating

[fishinwrench]

Because of the geometry there truly isn't much torque on the steering arm, so under normal operating circumstances the stress on that bolt is minimal.  If you've ever operated a tiller outboard then you should understand.  You can control it with 2 fingers easily 

The only time undue stress is applied there is like in the conditions I explained in one of my earlier posts here.   Hydraulics can apply tremendous torque with little effort IF the motor is jammed or braced and can't swivel normally.  Things can break or crack .... and then fully fail while underway.

😅 I said "Tremendous torque".   I sound like our boy Donald.   There's just a tremendous amount of torque when that happens.   Really we need to reduce the amount of tremendous torque !   Eliminating tremendous torque is important for Americans.  

[fishinwrench]

Ya know what the definition of Tremendous Torque is ?

That's when you wake up with a piss hard-on, you push it down to pee....and your feet fly out from under you !

That's tremendous torque ladies and gentlemen, and we are gonna build a wall that eliminates that.   And who's gonna pay for it ???!!!   You dam right they are!

[tracman86]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

Because of the geometry there truly isn't much torque on the steering arm, so under normal operating circumstances the stress on that bolt is minimal.  If you've ever operated a tiller outboard then you should understand.  You can control it with 2 fingers easily 

The only time undue stress is applied there is like in the conditions I explained in one of my earlier posts here.   Hydraulics can apply tremendous torque with little effort IF the motor is jammed or braced and can't swivel normally.  Things can break or crack .... and then fully fail while underway.

😅 I said "Tremendous torque".   I sound like our boy Donald.   There's just a tremendous amount of torque when that happens.   Really we need to reduce the amount of tremendous torque !   Eliminating tremendous torque is important for Americans.  

That makes since with the tiller handled comparison.