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    Hydraulic Steering Cable Length on a Viper

    Hey Folks,

    I'd like to install hydraulic steering on my Viper before spring. Anyone have any idea how long the hoses should be? I have a seastar pro helm and tournament series ram. I'm planning to have the lines come up through the center of the splash well using some sort of through connectors. I already have some short hoses to go from the well to the ram... I was thinking of routing the cables around the passenger side of the boat.

    Any thoughts?

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    First thought is - get out a tape measure ------------------------

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    Haha, well of course... was just looking to see if anyone had done it before (I'm sure many times) I would think the shorter the better... I may put 90* elbows at the helm to help shorten the run...

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    If you're going through the center of the splash well SeaStar makes a decent looking bulkhead. It is what I'm running on mine. You would just spec that extra part number when you order the hoses. It's not something you can add later.
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    As stated - measure twice and the bulk head fittings are a nice touch . They Seastar have a great support line - I call it Rapid Service - he - can't recall name is excellent .
    Don't forget order fluid and fill kit .
    I know your asking for an exact length but I can help you there - just measure and 1500 psi lines are not much more - bulkhead fittings - singles or double and usual I believe for those lines is 2 ft . Call em once you have done some homework and gone through the catalog and fittings page . Easy

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