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Steering wheel has a lock nut that has to come off first. Then there is a keyway, a half-oval piece of metal that needs to be pryed out of the slot. This keyway must come out in order to get steering wheel off. Unfortanately, is is almost impossible. You need a very small dental size pick to "nudge" it out. The pick has to have a bend in it to work (ice pick won't do, its straight shaft). They should grease the keyway before install so its easier to get out. Al manufacters don't do this, from all boats, just one of those things (keep mech in business at $80/labor rate). Once keyway out, the steering is spun off counterclockwise. Steering wheel hub is mounted also by two bolts at 9 and 3 that nned to be removed in order to remove dash pannel.
Easier to be a snake to get the the back of the switches behind dash, less work.
On my 2007 170CC the livewell pump is at bottom of bilge under transom/splashwell deck hatch. There is a sea cock that must be opened in order to draw water into the livewell via the pump. No mention of the seacock in Owner's Manual.
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