Steering Rod and Steering Assembly not staying together

Hello,

I have a passport 12 and the steering rod continues to fall out of the steering assembly inside the hull. It look like the rod does not have a mechanism to tightly fit into the steering assembly? Am I missing something? How do I fix this?

Thanks
Toby

I have not had these issues yet. I do have to tighten the tiller to hull frequently and wish the tiller was larger and smoother. Maybe Honor can respond to a follow up question of mine. As I do feel the steering is a weak point for the passport, I'm wondering if it can be y
Upgraded to the steering system used by the lynx and the inflatable hobies?

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