The boat steering is 10 years old. If left with no clear solution, I would replace the seals next. I would have thought if the seals were blown there would have been leaks on the outside. There is no external leaks.
Why I still go back to the hydraulic steering is when the boat is not in the water and you turn the steering wheel as far to the port or starboard as it can go , you can still turn it . All be it with some resistance, there is no “stop “ . In addition, before this happened with the boat out of...
My 176 Key West is equipped with a SeaStar steering pump and a BayStar actuator at the motor. When driving the boat, it won’t hold a coarse. It constantly veers to port (left) and requires constant turning of the steering wheel to keep on coarse. I bled the actuator. No change. Replaced the...
