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I have a 1998 Dauntless 15 and have had the steering hub and cables replaced a couple of years ago. I still have slop in the wheel, maybe 15 degrees, maybe more. It bugged me for a while, my mechanic (not the one that replaced the steering components) assured me that all cable steering has some slop and didn't think mine was excessive. I've since gotten used to it and don't even notice anymore.

One additional point. My boat would "wander" at slow speed and the slop in the steering seemed to make it worse. I've since added a Dole Fin to help with the hole shot/low planning, and the wandering is gone.