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    Steering wheels

    I have been casualy looking for an old retro, Hot rod looking steering wheel. I came across some of my dads old magazines and remember him using Mooneyes for some of his parts. Low and behold I found the wheels. They even have the old metalflake ones. I remember having an old Schwinn with a Metalflake seat and thought it was the chit. They are 13.5 inches and dont even know if they will work with the boat...But for $62 they might be worth looking into ..
    2011-gs50.jpghttp://www.mooneyesusa.com/shop/index.php?cPath=188_74
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    Just go to a Fountain forum and see if one of them has a take off that they'd give ya.
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    When did Fountain use metalflake steering wheels? For $62 go for it and if not strike up the $9 return postage as experience or ??
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    Fountain used wheels like what you posted pictures of.
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    Covico is what a lot of people use as replacement for the original style wheel. They look very much like the one you have pictured. I believe the 14.5" diameter wheel is correct.

    http://shopping.rexmar.com/Merchant2...de=covico3bolt

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    Quote Originally Posted by Just Say N20 View Post
    Covico is what a lot of people use as replacement for the original style wheel. They look very much like the one you have pictured. I believe the 14.5" diameter wheel is correct.

    http://shopping.rexmar.com/Merchant2...de=covico3bolt

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    Thats good to know! Its great that there stainless also.
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    I had both the covico and the moon in my classics. They are both nice some differences the moon is more of a T shaped 3 spoke and the covico is more of a Y traditionally found on the classics. The moon if I remember correctly has a thiner grip which I like better. I just ordered a covico wheel from Rex I had to wait until covico had enough orders to make a run of wheels not sure if they ran a stocking order too. Also get the 12 hole hub from Rex it makes indexing the wheel much easier

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    With full hydraulic steering an asymmetrical wheel will not stay centered.........................
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    Quote Originally Posted by Carl C View Post
    With full hydraulic steering an asymmetrical wheel will not stay centered.........................
    I wont be running full Hyd steering on the 66. @ Matty, I also like a thinner grip on anything im driving...Good to know!
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    Grant makes a wheel similar to that and also makes an adapter/install kit to use for a boat's steering post with a key.

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