How to Diagnose and repair outboard steering and clean hypalon

How to troubleshoot and repair tight steering on your outboard. How to clean your Hypalon Dinghy. This week we had some relaxing fun hanging out with our boating friends at the Marina. The girls cleaned one of the boats. Deb and her friends raced a seaplane down the river. I would submit that they did quite well. The boatyard rough cleaned up the new fiberglass on the coach house wall to roof joint. Lastly, we did some work on the Dinghy. The dinghy steering wheel has been hard to turn and not as "loose" as it used to be. Part of this has been from sitting and not getting a lot of water time. We will show how to troubleshoot where the problem lies. It could be in the steering wheel, steering cable, outboard pivot point or the tilt tube. I bring my little helper along, and we get to work on it at our storage shed. We also get an impromptu rain shower that slowed down the work on the electrical system. It does, therefore, us a chance to show our method for getting the dinghy clean. Over the last year of not getting run, the dinghy started to get some mold and grime on its surfaces. When soap and water are not enough, the recommended solution to use for Hypalon is Toulene. PLEASE NOTE: This is for Hypalon. If you have a PVC dinghy, you should not use Toulene, for that it should be MEK (Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone). These are strong chemical, and if I can use something less intense, I like to start there. We use a general spray degreaser that you can order online (or frankly may be in some stores) - Here is a link to the one we use. (Degreaser - https://amzn.to/2UfGynK) We wet the surface, spray on the degreaser and let it sit for 10 minutes or so. Then we scrub with wet sponges that are made from melamine. Most people know this as "Magic Erasers," but you can buy them in bulk and much cheaper. I went through about 8 of them doing the dinghy. At $4 per 2 sponges with the name brand getting these off brand ones are a great way to go. You can get off brand sponges here for a LOT less. - (sponges - https://amzn.to/2YNXDDW) I hope you enjoy this weeks video. If so, please do share it with others and if we earned it, tap that thumbs up for us. Please check out our other videos as well and click on the playlist below for a couple we think you may enjoy. Our Refit Playlist - https://youtu.be/8wyNNpLAeNs Our Sailing to New Orleans Playlist - https://youtu.be/gzzteJxewAU Our Epoxy Vs Polyester Fiberglass test results - https://youtu.be/V1bXiKPYDKI Our series on hatches - https://youtu.be/7dNMu8s32kY and Our Series on new Freshwater Plumbing - https://youtu.be/8uv7ABaD3YM Some of the tools we mention in our videos are: Inexpensive Chisel set (for rough work) - https://amzn.to/2M9CZIG Oscillating Multi-tool - https://amzn.to/2GtDpWC Carbide Grinding blade for the oscillating tool - https://amzn.to/2Gsovnz Ryobi Skill Saw (I have the corded) - https://amzn.to/2uKnm5o The Cordless version is here - https://amzn.to/2uJwOWA Small Trim Router (Great for tight places) - https://amzn.to/2GtkHmd *Please remember these are affiliate links and it helps us but doesn't cost you more if you buy from Amazon using these links. Join us on our journey as we continue to rebuild, refit and prepare our Formosa 51 Sailboat for our continued cruising journey. We have always loved the Formosa, bought one (on a bit of a whim) late in 2014, moved aboard this one right away and started to do our refit while living board. We are avid fans of Cruising Outpost and Good Ole Boat (Good Old Boat) magazines and love the ideas we get from them. Subscribe !! https://www.youtube.com/c/svdreamchaser?sub_confirmation=1 Support !! http://www.patreon.com/svdreamchaser Lets Connect !! - Daily Instagram Inspiration -https://www.instagram.com/svdreamchaser/ - http://www.facebook.com/svdreamchaser - http://www.twitter.com/svdreamchaser - http://svdreamchaser.tumbler.com