What is the best hydraulic stearing?

Fjordrafting · 04 December 2003, 10:25

I am going to have 2 Evinrude 250hp on my 8.5 Scorpion. I have problems finding the best stearing/value. I have talked to two owners with the same setup and they have the ordinary Seastar. They not happy with that, among otherw it has to be tigthend every 10 hour. I dont think racing stearing fits the engines, and they are too expensive.
How many turns on the stearing - wheel do I want from side to side, is 4 enough and 5.5 too much?
Martin

Lester McCarthy · 04 December 2003, 12:34

I have always had Hynautic steering fitted to my Ribs and would recommend them as I have not had any problems. My current boat has a pressure tank which you pump up to 25/30 psi so you never get any air in the system. It also makes bleeding the system a doddle.

Petrov · 04 December 2003, 12:52

Sea Star

Islander · 04 December 2003, 15:35

I agree! Seastar in preference to Hynautic. We have used both for the past six years on big motors and Seastar I feel is the best.
Don't know about any bleeding! problems. We run 250 and 300 hpdi's and it is fine to date. That's a commercial application as well.

Cookee · 04 December 2003, 18:40

Use Seastar Pro in the race boat - saw a power bleeding system at METS in Amsterdam, might go for one of them, apparently it improves the feel although it would probly only make a differance to a race boat setup?

Fjordrafting · 04 December 2003, 19:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Islander
I agree! Seastar in preference to Hynautic. We have used both for the past six years on big motors and Seastar I feel is the best.
Don't know about any bleeding! problems. We run 250 and 300 hpdi's and it is fine to date. That's a commercial application as well.

What kind of Sea Star do you use?

chrisallse · 04 December 2003, 21:13

happy with my sea star