5
Side Mount & Splashwell Mount Cylinders
PLUMBING DIAGRAM
HELM PUMP
STEERING LINES
STEERING CYLINDER
P
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Figure 3. HC4670-3, HC5370-3 and HC5380-3 Plumbing Diagram.
Proper steering hose/tube is required for the best performance and
safe operation of your steering system. Use of a hose/tube other
than that recommended by SeaStar Solutions may drastically change
performance and the safe operation of your system. SeaStar Solutions
cannot be responsible for ANY consequences resulting from the use
of a substitute tube or hose.
General
HOSE AND TUBING
INSTALLATIONS
Use of a substitute hose and/or tube may lead to hose breakage
or rupture resulting in loss of steering control. Loss of steering
control may lead to unpredictable boat behavior and/or a collision
with an obstacle and/or ejection from boat, resulting in property
damage, personal injury and/or death.
WARNING
The following considerations MUST be taken into account when
planning and routing steering hose/tubes.
a) Cut nylon/copper tubing using an appropriate tube cutter.
A straight and level cut is required for proper sealing.
b) Do not allow hose/tube to come into contact or come too close
to any source of extreme heat. Extreme heat
WILL
lower burst
pressure and/or melt hose/tubing resulting in the immediate
DO NOT CUT SeaStar Outboard,
flexible, hoses. Cutting these will
render them useless and a new
hose will need to be ordered.
CAUTION
DO NOT use extruded nylon tubing
in a 'SeaStar Outboard Steering
System', only use SeaStar Outboard
Hoses. Use of extruded nylon
tubing may lead to hose failure
resulting in loss of steering
control. Loss of steering control
may lead to unpredictable boat
behavior and/or a collision with
an obstacle and/or ejection from
boat, resulting in property damage,
personal injury and/or death.
WARNING
