Upgrading Yammies - can I keep my steering?

[Uncle Binky]

I'm T-minus on purchasing a pair of slightly used F250XCAs to replace my 2005 F225TXRDs on my 265 Express. Out of curiosity, has anyone done this, and aside from the new binnacle and shift/throttle harness, do I face a challenge with needing to replace the steering cylinder, or other bits and pieces?

 

[SkunkBoat]

If it has a seastar HC5345 it will work for both. Dunno what tie bar you have but that probably works too.
Go to the seastar DOMETIC website and look at their chart for yammie motors by year.

https://documents.dometic.com/media/download/97737?templateId=0&previewPdf=1

 

[Uncle Binky]

If it has a seastar HC5345 it will work for both. Dunno what tie bar you have but that probably works too.
Go to the seastar DOMETIC website and look at their chart for yammie motors by year.

https://documents.dometic.com/media/download/97737?templateId=0&previewPdf=1

Great idea. Thanks.

 

[Ky Grady]

Possibly the key switches. Something is different about the DEC/XCA motors needing a new switch. Also the gauges as they will need to be digital. I just repowered and replaced everything,, key switch, gauges, binacle and engine wiring harness as the XCA motors are FBW,,, all the cables go away.

 

[kirk a]

last fall i researched a repower go go from old mechanical motors to new. There were a number of options, including going with digital controls, but retaining the existing sea star steering, which i did. The ignition set up (keys n such) was different, and the gauges are new - ended up going with the round gauges to match holes in dash, but could have upgraded to a touch screen.