I was in search of new steering system with my older bass boat's system seized (rack and pinion steering). I trusted the comments I read and went for it....much cheaper than the "name" brands. It was a much easier install than the prior system and went smoothly. I took my time and only needed a little help from the wife when I added the hydraulic fluid.
I would recommend for anyone who wants to save some money while upgrading to a hydraulic steering system.
This system blows me away. Simple switch, and works great. My boat always would pull hard to the left ,not now! Stars with one finger. I love it, wish I would have lost the cable years ago
Instructions were somewhat vague but installation was straightforward. No instructions on bleeding it but YouTube has several online. Very nice improvement over the cable system… definitely recommend it!
Product works great. Fairly easy to install. Only problem is they don’t tell what type of hydraulic fluid you need to use. Called the company for support and never did get a straight answer just hydraulic steering fluid. Only problem with that is there are a few different types. Some oil based and some mineral oil based.
Everything in box worked except for the instructions! I used the baystar instructions instead! Better info on how to install this system! To bleed/add oil I simply put a hose from one port to other port and kept both open. As you turn steering wheel it drained the one quart bottle while reliving it of air in system.Replaced the worn-out cable system that was on boat I bought!
Replaced a bad seastar pump. The seastar pump alone was double the price for this whole kit. No brainer. Includes the bleeding kit as well. I drained my fluid, and this pump sucked up the new stuff and bled out air quick and had my 150 yamaha turning smooth as butter again.
I had the old cable system on my boat and it was difficult to turn to one side so I figured I would give this a try. It is definitely way easier to turn now it just takes time to get the handling down
Easy install and works good. Steering is improved quite a bit at full power. The old system took quite a bit of mussel to turn at full throttle. Would buy it again.