How does it feel?
Typically, the first clue that your hydraulic steering system is not entirely happy is ‘feel’ – if it feels sloppy, spongy, slow to respond – chances are it needs a tune-up/repair. Maybe it used to be three turns lock-to-lock – now it’s five?
The probable culprit, says Lachlan Trembath, director of Westhaven’s Ovlov Marine, is air in the system or insufficient oil – or both. But
