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Article: BWB field tested: Steer-Stops keep outboards in line while towing.(Finders Keepers)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
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- Bass & Walleye Boats
- Article date:
- March 1, 2006
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Every once in a while, a product comes along that's so clever, yet so simple, you have to ask why someone didn't come out with it sooner. Such was the case when we tested the Steer-Stop steering lock from T-H Marine when recently trailering our project boat two hours to and from the lake for a prop shootout.
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While transom savers reduce the stress outboards put on a transom by preventing up-and-down movement, the new Steer-Stop is designed to prevent damage to engine supports by eliminating port-to-starboard outboard movement. How it works is simple: There are two stops attached by a cord, and each attaches to the rods on either ...