Latham External Hydraulic Steering for Bravo One
02-07-2019, 06:56 AM
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Latham External Hydraulic Steering for Bravo One
Ram, drive and transom mounts only.
Everything you need for the transom side hardware.
No leaks, E.C., easy clean up to pass as new.
$600. plus the ride and I'll throw in a drive shower.
Thx, Gary
937-571-1239
Everything you need for the transom side hardware.
No leaks, E.C., easy clean up to pass as new.
$600. plus the ride and I'll throw in a drive shower.
Thx, Gary
937-571-1239
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02-07-2019, 11:09 AM
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To those asking:
This would be part of a performance upgrade for any single, Bravo powered, OEM mehanically steered boat.
Youd remove your factory steering/helm from the dash and the cable running from it to the tiller arm in the bilge, behind the motor.
That style steering has a dozen places to pick up slop between drive and wheel.
Grab the drive and see how much side to side you have.
Now imagine the drive at speed, particularly on a vee bottom where you’re trying to balance it on the pad/vee.
Near impossible w/that set up.
W/this style, you mount the hydraulic ram between the outside of the transom and the drive itself.
Now try the same test.
The drive won’t move.
To complete the package you’d need a Capalano helm (e-bay), two hydraulic hoses from dash to bulkhead connectors on inside of transom (Seatstar hoses to length or custom made at any industrial supply) and lastly, two short, pigtail hoses from bulkhead connectors on outside of transom to ports on ram.
Bleed the system and you’re done.
Youll never look back.
As a bonus, it looks great.
Clear as mud?
This would be part of a performance upgrade for any single, Bravo powered, OEM mehanically steered boat.
Youd remove your factory steering/helm from the dash and the cable running from it to the tiller arm in the bilge, behind the motor.
That style steering has a dozen places to pick up slop between drive and wheel.
Grab the drive and see how much side to side you have.
Now imagine the drive at speed, particularly on a vee bottom where you’re trying to balance it on the pad/vee.
Near impossible w/that set up.
W/this style, you mount the hydraulic ram between the outside of the transom and the drive itself.
Now try the same test.
The drive won’t move.
To complete the package you’d need a Capalano helm (e-bay), two hydraulic hoses from dash to bulkhead connectors on inside of transom (Seatstar hoses to length or custom made at any industrial supply) and lastly, two short, pigtail hoses from bulkhead connectors on outside of transom to ports on ram.
Bleed the system and you’re done.
Youll never look back.
As a bonus, it looks great.
Clear as mud?
