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Originally Posted by bigsissy33064
... I asked a Triumph dealer at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show why the newer 2002 Triumph boats didn't have the same horse power rateing and he said because they were useing a smaller steering wheel and it couldn't take the tourqe of a 90 horse.
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The 170 series uses a mechanical steering setup (per my dealer when the question was asked). On higher HP boats, they use a hydraulic steering system. Has nothing to do with the size of the steering wheel. The mechanical type system just can't handle a larger motor.