Xsbank
Guru
- Joined
- Sep 7, 2013
- Messages
- 3,791
- Location
- Canada
- Vessel Name
- Gwaii Haanas
- Vessel Make
- Custom Aluminum 52
Some moron, who shall remain unnamed for the moment, while choosing a place to mount my new solar controller, drove a screw into one of my copper steering lines. Now there is a steady drip drip drip and I fully expect the line to be empty when i go to the boat tomorrow. Aaaaarrrrggggghhhh!!!
Is everybody still using copper lines for steering systems? What is the modern material of choice? I would love to get rid of the last of the copper on my boat. I would need to keep the pump and the ram, as well as the autopilot pump. Hydralic hoses? Nylon (like truck brake lines)? What is the modern material of choice?
I'm planning to repair the copper until the fall, I hope, when boating season is done. We'll see.
Is everybody still using copper lines for steering systems? What is the modern material of choice? I would love to get rid of the last of the copper on my boat. I would need to keep the pump and the ram, as well as the autopilot pump. Hydralic hoses? Nylon (like truck brake lines)? What is the modern material of choice?
I'm planning to repair the copper until the fall, I hope, when boating season is done. We'll see.