Steering vibration (I found the problem) *pic*

[deafgoose]

I get steering vibration for a very short period of time with all my ballast filled and pulling up a wakeboarder. The vibration only lasts for a few seconds.

It mostly occurs when the steering is not straight ahead - if I have the steering partially left or right when I hit the throttle, there is much more vibration than when I happen to get it straight ahead at throttle up.

When the boat is not heavily weighted, it doesn't happen at all.

I noticed the steering cable clamp block was loose and the sound I am hearing is exactly the same when I "jiggle" the clamp block. All 4 bolts are tight but there is lots of play inside the block.