3607 Steering

You'll see a smallish metal canister with a sight tube on its side and a pressure guage on top, most likely in your engine room. The sight tube will show if you have fluid in it (which most likely you do), and the guage should probably be pumped up to 30psi. You can use a bicycle pump for the. I'm rather surprised that your marina didn't just do it when they launched.

Check this as part of your normal daily ER check, especially if it's been found low. That shouldn't have happened although I suspect winter had something to do with it. Keep an eye on it though to make sure you don't have a leak.

Are the psi variable, depending on the unit? Reason I ask is that our yard manager crashed our boat the other day when he lost steering and gears due to lack of pressure in the systems. He told us 30psi for the steering and 75psi for the gears (this is the first Hynautic gear setup I've run). You say 20 psi on the steering, and we've got similar boats running. Thanks for your insights.

I have the same boat and your tank should located on starboard side under the bed in the master suite. 30 psi is the recommended operating pressure. Check the fluid level and look under the helm to see if you have a leak. My boat was laid up foe 3 years, the seal dried out and i lost steering on the way from Annapolis to Jersey. Replacing the seals can be dyi but is very time consuming.Hopefully it just needs air but do check for a leak, mine has not lost any pressure since I re built it 3 years ago.

Yep, he was very embarrassed. No question of who was responsible. He jumped right on the repair. One of those mistakes we all make but hopefully don't make twice.

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The fluid is the life blood of the system, determining if you have eniugh or have any should be pretty high on your fault finding list. 3 or 300 PSI - No fluid = No Steering

Can you see the sight tube? If you need to, pick up a mirror on a telescoping wand at an auto parts store. This is rather critical.

The problem is probably the fluid as mentioned. If the bit of oil is old probably the problem isn't the yacht steering wheel in my opinion.

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100 Islands. Having gone thru this try removing the footrest panel at your helm, you will more than likely find a pool of oil behind it and will be able to access the the helm steering mechanism there. Refill your tank to the proper level, pump up to the proper psi, 30 in my opinion and then go back to the helm and turn the wheel. If you have bad seals you will definitely find out then. The rebuild kit is available for about $30 I believe, most people will tell you to send it out but that is about $300. Worst part of the job is is the recharge procedure, you have to turn the wheel numerous times. Look up the instructions on the Hynautics site. Good Luck.

Some models have a relief valve that you have to open to bleed the system. As stated you can run the air pressure from 20-30 psi. I always felt the lower pressure may be easier on the seals but I have never tested that theory.