I didn't catch any posts as far as its size but my 20' with the Teleflex NFB (no
feedback) steering is very responsive. It holds its position even if you give
it full throttle from a stop. It's also about $450 cheaper than hydraulic.
It's only a 115 HP 4 stroke and I know at some point you have to go to hydraulic
for the bigger motors.

Dan


Tom wrote:

Picked up my new Sea Pro yesterday and took it for a test run. Only
ran it for an hour and was trying to adhere to the break in
instructions so spent most of the time poking around the bay. Pretty
windy with a good chop and only got a couple of drops of spray in
crosswind. Gets on plane quickly and adjusting the jack plate and trim
tabs definitely makes a difference - only tried it a few times at
different settings so I'll learn more later. Boat didn't seem to like
lower RPM levels (2600) - seemed to wallow a little but was improved
by dropping the trim tabs a little. Really felt good at 3200 or so
clipping along at 35 mph or so - real solid and responsive. I really
like the hydraulic steering although it takes a little getting used to
- not as responsive as cable but much more stable and effortless. Plan
to leave for the bay later this afternoon and run it this weekend if
it doesn't rain - supposed to be in upper 60's tomorrow and mid 70's
Sunday so maybe I'll learn more. Hope everyone has a good weekend.
Take care.

Tom...........

Dan Krueger wrote:
I didn't catch any posts as far as its size but my 20' with the Teleflex
NFB (no feedback) steering is very responsive. It holds its position
even if you give it full throttle from a stop. It's also about $450
cheaper than hydraulic. It's only a 115 HP 4 stroke and I know at some
point you have to go to hydraulic for the bigger motors.

Dan

It's a 20' inboard 5.7L with a Hamilton 212 pump. There's no torque
steer and relatively little effort required to swivel the nozzle so
hydraulic is not required. I just want to reduce the free play and
don't have the lateral space for a rack & pinion helm under the dash.

Thanks for the tip on the Teleflex NFB, maybe I'll try that first. I
think the original is a Morse.

-rick-

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