5.7 Mercruiser with an Alpha 1 drive. Hooked into a 9.9 Yamaha high thrust (with power tilt and electric start) that is on a fixed motor bracket.
I've always had issues with being able to steer with just the kicker and have made adjustments over the years. I even went as far as disconnecting the throttle and shift cable from kicker since I control it with an iTroll anyways.
This year I converted over my steering to full hydraulic on the main and went from a Raymarine Wheel Pilot to a Type 1 pump. I was using an EZSteer bar but the detents wore out on it and I'll be going with a replacement EZSteer bar. This might only be a temporary solution so I am thinking about adding hydraulics to the kicker, but not really sure how to go about it. Wouldn't I have to have some valve to set it to control only the main and then the main and kicker?
I've always had issues with being able to steer with just the kicker and have made adjustments over the years. I even went as far as disconnecting the throttle and shift cable from kicker since I control it with an iTroll anyways.
This year I converted over my steering to full hydraulic on the main and went from a Raymarine Wheel Pilot to a Type 1 pump. I was using an EZSteer bar but the detents wore out on it and I'll be going with a replacement EZSteer bar. This might only be a temporary solution so I am thinking about adding hydraulics to the kicker, but not really sure how to go about it. Wouldn't I have to have some valve to set it to control only the main and then the main and kicker?
