We just finished Steering upgrade on our 1989 65/74ft MY removed the Hynautic system
And replaced with Kobelt electronic steering system first ride yesterday very happy we even
Put a jog stick in so you can use the lever to steer the boat 😊
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04-25-2021 07:36 PM #1Senior Member
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Steering upgrade
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04-25-2021 07:43 PM #2
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Way to go! Keep updating with how it performs.
"A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor"
Rob Waldrop
M/V Pau Hana
Ft Myers FL
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07-26-2021 09:48 PM #3Senior Member
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Steering Upgrade
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07-31-2021 08:15 AM #4Senior Member
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Pics of steering componets under Master bed and Jog stick
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07-31-2021 06:09 PM #5
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Love the Kobelt products. I have their bow thruster and steering systems. With the NFU jog, it's cheap and simple to add another station, like on aft deck for docking. It's important to have a rudder indicator since the jog does not return to center.
Summer Star II
1986 Christensen 70'
Ensenada, MX
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08-01-2021 08:47 PM #6
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Thank you for sharing. My only reservation is a personal dislike of the joystick since my last ship in the Coast Guard was one of the first ones with the joy stick and I could not "feel" the rudder the way I could on my previous ship with a 4-foot diameter brass wheel. But thanks! One of my long-term projects is a new autopilot and a rudder angle indicator on our boat.
"A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor"
Rob Waldrop
M/V Pau Hana
Ft Myers FL
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08-02-2021 12:53 AM #7
Re: Steering upgrade
That looks awwwwwfulllly complicated, what is the reliability factor over standard hynautic with that power steering system?
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08-02-2021 01:01 AM #8
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My Kobelt system has worked perfectly for 30 years. Lots of long trips.
Summer Star II
1986 Christensen 70'
Ensenada, MX
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08-02-2021 09:24 AM #9Senior Member
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Re: Steering upgrade
We only added jog stick srill have steering wheel and looking back was not that complicated
very happy we chose 3.5 turns hard to hard
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08-02-2021 09:26 AM #10Senior Member
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On reliabitliy they put these systems in large ships