3/8" compression 90 degree elbow for hyd steering

**Mr. Demeanor** · 03-03-2018, 11:12 PM

I need to turn 90 degrees off this bulkhead fitting and connect to my steering hoses. 3/8 compression. I cannot find a 90 degree compression to compression elbow.
Any help?

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**Mr. Demeanor** · 03-03-2018, 11:15 PM

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**Mr. Demeanor** · 03-03-2018, 11:21 PM

And yes, Ill be taking care of the screws. Just mounted the fitting tonight.

**Mr. Demeanor** · 03-03-2018, 11:43 PM

This maybe?
http://www.marineengineparts.com/sea...ting-kits.html

**flabum1017** · 03-04-2018, 09:58 AM

Personally, I have never seen what you are looking for. You can get a 90 degree tube to tube double male and use a short piece of 3/8" copper tube (or stainless tube if you can find some) between the bulkhead fitting and elbow.

**Markus** · 03-04-2018, 09:59 AM

If it exists, Hoser would know...

**flabum1017** · 03-04-2018, 10:28 AM

Best bet would be to have a hydraulic hose guy put elbow fittings on the hoses.

**Mr. Demeanor** · 03-04-2018, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by flabum1017

Best bet would be to have a hydraulic hose guy put elbow fittings on the hoses.

I know but I already ran the damn hoses and really dont want to pull them back out. Maybe I could take the whole boat over to a hose shop if they can do it that way.

**flabum1017** · 03-04-2018, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Mr. Demeanor

I know but I already ran the damn hoses and really dont want to pull them back out. Maybe I could take the whole boat over to a hose shop if they can do it that way.

They may have reusable fittings that will just screw on.............

**XstreamVking** · 03-04-2018, 11:26 AM

Parker makes a screw in comp fitting in 90 I believe. Gotta go to a parker store though. May even make a swivel pc.

**tux974** · 03-04-2018, 02:28 PM

That’s a SeaStar plastic/Kevlar hose with machine installed O ring end.
You need a reducing coupling 3/8 to 1/4 and use the SeaStar 90* with 1/4 pipe thread on one end or the HF 6400 ORB fitting.

**flabum1017** · 03-04-2018, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by tux974

That’s a SeaStar plastic/Kevlar hose with machine installed O ring end.
You need a reducing coupling 3/8 to 1/4 and use the SeaStar 90* with 1/4 pipe thread on one end or the HF 6400 ORB fitting.

The bulkhead fitting is a 3/8" tube; same as the 3/8" tubing fitting that uses a ferrule. SeaStar uses the o-ring fitting for the hose. He simply needs a 90 degree fitting to replace what's on the hose or go with the way I described in post #5. Better to go with new fittings on the hoses than to add multiple fittings and have more chance of a leak.

**tux974** · 03-05-2018, 06:15 AM

I see it! Seastar fittings are all O ring. Sure less is better but I believe Seastar does not have a 90* for the hose end and since is their fittings probably the only one that would be able to install for security/safety reasons if they did.
The other option is use a Seastar bulk head setup with 90* ends.