Posted by tedious on 01/21/13 - 2:13 PM
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I have Seastar steering on another, larger boat, and I would not recommend hydraulic steering at all on a 15. Maybe I am biased, but having had to replace the steering pump and have the cylinder rebuilt after 7 years makes the Teleflex cable units look pretty good. I will say that the new pump appears to be sealed more effectively, and maybe it will be better. But in discussion with the mechanic who rebuilt the cylinder, he recommended changing out the hydraulic fluid every two or three years to avoid the problems I had.
Do you really need the hassle and expense? 15s steer extremely well with a Teleflex cable system - why not just get an up to date version.
Tim
Edited by tedious on 01/21/13 - 2:14 PM