Replacement steering

[Jason Carrier]

The steering just broke on my 26M yesterday. It had been giving me problems since I bought the boat. I wanted to know what the groups recommend as the best replacement. I think I would like a Hydrolic system, and one I do not have to do much to switch from sail to motor. Any and all ideas are welcomed.

[mastreb]

A few people have installed inexpensive BayStar hydraulic systems for around $500 in parts, both outboard in the engine well and inboard inverted. So far there have been no reports of problems on this board, and I intend to do it at the first sign of trouble. Search the forums on the term BayStar for installation reports.

[Divecoz]

There has been a few after markets installed on these boats.. Look in the search and the mods.. None I am aware of had issues.. Seems to be an eventual issue on the M's.. maybe the X's too? How Old is your M? How big is the motor your using?

[Octaman]

Jason,

You may find these mods inspiring.

http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=662

http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=663

http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=665

An absolute necessity if you have a big engine.
They have worked perfectly for me with only having to replace a sticky cable once.

Happy power sailing.

Octaman