Finally - The BanoDyne is back....

No problem,

This is a bulkhead fitting. As you can see a hose screws to either side of it and it connects the two hoses together. The fitting itself also fits in a hole in any bulkhead like the side of your splashwell.

This means the hose itself does not have to go through any hole in the splashwell and reduces chances of kinking and chafing. It also looks cool.

The long hoses from the helm go to one side of the fittings. Two short hoses then go from the bulkhead fittings to the steering cylinder.

I think I would put the fittings in the starboard side of your splashwell.

jim

 

OK. Now I get it. Finally....

That's a great idea. I'm going to do that.

Could I simply go to Napa and get the fittings and then the hoses with the lengths I need? That seems like the best way to go.

 

Yep, Napa will make the hose length to the inch. You will need to take your fittings along to make sure you get the right hose ends and/or swap out the fittings on the cylinder/helm.

 

Mark,

The Seastar hoses are rated for pretty high pressure. I think their website states the rated pressure. Make sure you get hose that is rated for the same or more. If you bought the Seastar plus system it is rated for even more. I think the plus is 1500 psi.

I will try to find the info for you.

jim

edit: The high performance system is called Seastar pro not plus.

 

The relief valve in the helm on the standard model is set at 1000 psi. The pro is set to 1500 psi.

I have also started researching into the option of getting a different helm, and it sounds like it will be about $50 more to substitute either the 2.0 cu in or the 2.4 cu in helm for the standard 1.7 cu in. This will also make the steering effort a little harder, as you are pushing more oil with the same number of turns. Haven't decided which option to go with yet.

 

If you go with the 2.0, and it is the Pro, you may have to go with the Pro cylinder too. Check into that.

If it were mine, I would go with the 2.4 in a heart beat. It would be an experiment though. My cable is 3 1/4 turns lock to lock. The force should not be higher than that except you have a bigger engine.

1000 psi operating pressure would require a hose with a rating of more than that to be safe--I think.

jim

 

This is good stuff.

Daniel - if you happen to read through this could you move this into the restoration section? I probably should have started this thread there anyway.

I guess I was too excited about getting my boat back to figure out where to post it!

 

This is great stuff--we do all the talking and you do all the work!!

jim

 

I actually ended up contacting tech support at seastar, and gave them my situation. They suggested just going with the regular helm (not the pro) since the speed will not be much over 50 (they use 70 as the time to bump up to the pro). I am not sure what all is different with the pro vs. the regular one. But he said the 2.4 would give about 3.5 turns. The 2.0 would give about 4.5 turns, and the 1.7 is about 5.25 turns. And supposedly you don't need to be popeye, even with the 2.4. I am leaning towards the 2.4. I also noticed that you can add on a powered assist that I would assume would make the steering effort much less. Not sure how much that costs though.

 

I had the Pro on my mirage ski racer (18ft) with a 2.5 260 race motor and the prop shaft centerline 7/8 above the bottom of the boat. The surfacing prop creates a lot of torque. The boat was capable of well over 100 and I could handle it easily. I am probably twice your age if that helps.

The Pro has the 2.0.

jim