Reply With QuoteOld Hawaiian Cruiser do you have any pics of your boat? Pump?
I'll try to get some tonight, boat is in the water, but i'll see what I can do.
OHC
i had a hydraulic on my last boat and it was a love/hate relationship. when it worked, i loved it, when it didn't it sucked..especially if it was stuck in a shitty position. i now have a manual and have no problems. rondane, i never look down when i'm adjusting the handle, you can "feel" the sweet spot. i guess you would know that if you had a boat
Old Hawaiian Cruiser do you have any pics of your boat? Pump?
I'll try to get some tonight, boat is in the water, but i'll see what I can do.
OHC
i guess you would know that if you had a boat
Ohhhhhhhh! lol
Manual is what I run. No pumps or bs that is going to break. I have never found it difficult to adjust at 70mph. Maybe its because I'm ripped.
Ohhhhhhhh! lol
Manual is what I run. No pumps or bs that is going to break. I have never found it difficult to adjust at 70mph. Maybe its because I'm ripped.
when the boat itself runs.......oooooowwwwwwwwweeeeeeeee........you mean ripped as in drunk???????
all this talk about speed and he's got a 21' Hawaiian mini day cruiser. I'd suggest driving a boat with a hydraulic diverter to see how you will like it. For me, I like the hydraulic much better. As mentioned above, a little movement with my thumb and it goes up and down. Adding the Banderlog diverter relay also made the up/down movement noticably faster.
I also have an open bow and would hate to have a handle in the walkway.
I have a manual mounted on the stringer right below the wheel. Admittidly you must step over/around it to get in the seat, but once seated it's easy to use at any rpm. I never have to take my eye's off the water to know where my diverter is, and it's much faster reacting. I guess it depends on what you want out of your diverter ?
It maybe that your current cable is just stretched and tired ? I think a new cable properly adjusted will get your full travel back.
when the boat itself runs.......oooooowwwwwwwwweeeeeeeee........you mean ripped as in drunk???????
GEEEEZZZZ How many times do I have to say it. Phil Bergeron (480) 834-1531. I have hydraulic and love it. No problems with mine, and yes you do have more settings with hydraulic over manual. I believe it's 32 over 8.
OverKill
i have 2 boats, one with the manual and the other with the hydrolic and i much prefer the hyd, the only problem is it is not reliable as someone had mentioned.
Like mentioned before its a love hate relationship with a hydraulic. If the fluid is perfect and the selenoids are snug and the toggle is in good condition its great. I had the manual T handle but it was right in between my legs. After hitting a few nasty wakes and crushing my junk into the T handle I decided to go hydro
Mine was a strictly personal reason for going hydrolic but like I said before if its working its like butta. When its acting up i want to tear the stuff out. The banderlog is on my Xmass list along with another switch on the wheel.
Skom Ripped??? Nawwwwwww. Crashed in toon Yeeuup.
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So much is made about the speed of man over hyd. My hyd goes from full down to full up in under 3 seconds. To slow for racing I'll admit, but for day cruisers and ski style boats it's fast enough.
With a trim gauge I don't need a "positive click" to hit that sweet spot. I have a mark on the gauge that tells me I'm there. I also have a GPS that shows me I've found it as well.
Hyd is more complex than manual and it's more expensive, but it's often easier to mount a switch at the helm than a man control lever. Not having a good place to mount the man control was the main reason I went to the hyd unit. It was a pain in the ass to mount the trim gauge stuff and the cost of the trim gauge and wheel switch is over priced from Place, but I'm glad I went hydro at this point. So far it's worked flawlessly, but who knows if I'll feel the same way in a few years when it has some age on it.
You have the manual system already on the boat. Why not replace the cable and see if it solves your adjustment problem. If it doesn't work out you still have the option of going hyd and selling the man control.
Bones
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