I have a Fisherman 236 that has developed a hole in the Sea Star hydraulic steering hose just in front of the engine, port side. I want to replace the hose myself. Is the hose fairly easily accessible? Does it go under the gunnel or under the floor? I welcome comments and tips. Thank you.
Sea star hydraulic hose replacement
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They usually run through the factory installed rigging tubes, but depending on the age of your boat, a previous owner could have replaced the hoses before and could possibly have rerouted them. Check the hull layout diagram for your boat provided by Grady and it will show the location of the rigging tubes.
It is normally not a tough DIY job. Sometimes the old ones pull out with no problem and sometimes not. If the old ones won't move, they may have been zip-tied or some such and it is OK to just clear the fluid out and leave them alone and install the new ones. If you are able to pull them, be sure to use them to pull the new ones in or at least pull a piece of paracord or similar through as you pull the old ones, so you don't have to snake something through.
It is normally not a tough DIY job. Sometimes the old ones pull out with no problem and sometimes not. If the old ones won't move, they may have been zip-tied or some such and it is OK to just clear the fluid out and leave them alone and install the new ones. If you are able to pull them, be sure to use them to pull the new ones in or at least pull a piece of paracord or similar through as you pull the old ones, so you don't have to snake something through.
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Yessss!
If no pull cord is there then you have to use a snake wire to pull one, sometimes easy and sometimes a total PITA.
If conduit is full and using the fish tape/snake wire does not work then try several kinds of fish tape/snake wires,
some may work better than others. One of the best ones are stiff enough to push hard and have the spring with a ball on the tip to pass thru tight, sharp bends.
Always put a new piece of pull cord on the cable/hose you pull so next time you will have one new pull cord ready.
Try to do the job in 2 persons, that makes it in most of the times much easier.
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We replaced the copper tube in my boat after a leak. Used premade hoses which were to long and now have a coil of hose in the bilge. If I were to do it again I would use steering hose with no fittings and after pulling and getting length right put on Parker field replaceable fittings, like the ones I used for my auto pilot install.