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I have the oil filled hubs on a trailer for my Simmons Sea Skiff 18. They have worked flawlessly and are now about 12 years old. I took them apart once about three years after I bought the trailer just to inspect the bearings and they were pristine. As long as I can see clean oil in them I...

It's whats for dinner on the 4th

July 4th, 2020 at Sekiu. They put on quite a show. We couldn't have picked a better place to Social distance for the 4th of July

That's a 14 " Greenling in this big boy's mouth. I caught 2 more Lings with the same greenling

Also, last week I installed momentary wiper switches. One each for port and starboard side that I can reach easily while traveling and another one on the port side that the passenger can reach easily. This is something that I think about doing every time we start taking spray across the...

Yesterday I made a map of all the fuses and breakers in our boat. They are spread all over the boat. In both the port and starboard lazarette, on the overhead shelf above the helm and behind the helm. I now have a quick reference to where the fuse or breaker is for each circuit in the boat and...

Our Progressive is $444 valued at $36,600 for boat and $1,400 for trailer with $300,00 Liability and $100,000 uninsured watercraft. Uninsured watercraft is an important one. Especially if you do any fishing. It has been our experience that not all fisherman, but very many have poor boating...

Since we got our first Vaccine and are scheduled to get our 2nd early March we have signed up and plan to attend FH as long as the gig goes down. The website says they are now open at 100% capacity, so there should be plenty of room. It will be great to be on the water again.

What I should have stated in my previous post, is that in an "open reservoir" air goes up. Under pressure it can be forced up, down or sideways. The helm when hooked to the bottle is an open reservoir and when the air enters it goes up to the bottle. The air can not move from the system...

I would guess that the bubble pro is a bit more efficient at sending the air to the bottle, But the air does go from the helm to the bottle. you do have to go back and fourth a few times until you see no more air. Maybe more times with just the jumper than with the bubble pro. The air will take...

Although the bubble purge pro may work very well, I can tell you from experience that the simple jumper between both bleed valves works very well. It does the same thing as far as I can see as the bubble pro, except you are using your existing steering line to return the fluid to the helm. As...

We have auto pilot and had no problem using the marine tech version that I posted earlier from amazon. I'm sure the guy knows what he is talking about concerning his product. You would want to make sure that the tubing was securely fastened to the fittings because the pump will send a lot of...

There is no substitute for experience, and I come here to learn. My first line of attack is always to do things by the book, and that usually works. Although I have not had any problems with any fluid seeping out of the vented cap, I think I will keep the level a little lower as even the Tech...

Some of you guys got me thinking about the fill level on the helm and what type of cap should be used on a baystar helm, so I called the teleflex tech support and asked them about it. They said on the baystar helm with balanced ram you can use either a vented or nonvented cap. It makes no...

This is all you need to do it https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MV ... RWS4&psc=1 This can be used to make hooking up the fluid to the helm a little cleaner and more convenient, but you can get the job done with out it https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SF ... RWS4&psc=1 The same items...

In an older steering ram as the internal parts wear it will put more strain on the seals, causing them to wear out sooner. Our boat had an older steering ram that is now obsolete. there are still seals available, but they are close to 2/3 the cost of a complete new ram. None of the internal...

Hydraulic fluid is specifically formulated for minimum expansion and contraction. If you are seeing the level drop like that during temperature changes there is most likely air in you system. the air will expand and contract due to temperature and also contribute to slop in your steering system...

Watch this video on filling and bleeding your hydraulic steering. I installed a brand new Baystar system in our boat and used this system and it was awesome. I was able to fill and bleed it by myself with no problem and did not spill or waste a drop of fluid. My new system came with 2 quarts of...

You guys are making me feel bad. I drove a half hour down the road to buy our 22 Cruiser formerly known as "DANAG". In the spring Susan and I had been discussing getting a C-Dory and had come to the conclusion that we would get our ducks all lined up and start looking for one in the fall. two...