Posted by Tom W Clark on 01/21/13 - 1:49 PM
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I do not own a 15 footer with BayStar steering but I will offer you an opinion anyway.
The BayStar is a very s l o w system requiring 5 turns lock-to-lock. The plastic tubing and compression fittings supplied with it is lousy in my opinion, buy Larry did note that the regular SeaStar hoses can be used in lieu of the plastic tubing, which solves that problem.
However, the $200-$300 saving over the full SeaStar system mostly goes away if you have to buy hoses so why not just buy the SeaStar system? Another benefit of using the SeaStar is that you can choose the 2.0 or 2.4 cu. in. helm which will reduce the turns lock-to-lock down to 4 & 3 respectively (comparable to the Safe-T mechanical 3.0 and 4.2 systems, but smoother.)