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Pacificcoast101



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My boat is in the marina but I have some not-very-detailed photos of my Seastar system on my twin Honda 150s.








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PostPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does anyone know the part number of the tie bar that I need to install BayStar steering with my twin hondas?
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If anybody with pictures of the baystar system on a boat with twin hondas could please post pics that would be awesome. It looks like I may have to modify the bracket to make this system work?

Thanks all,
Clay

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clayhubler



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 4:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What do you guys think about this setup? The problem I was having was the baystar blocks the hole that the linkage used. I made a bracket and shortened the tie rod. I think it will work but I'm a little concerned that both engines may not be turned equally. Its late and I'm not thinking clearly...

If you have a pic of a system that is working well please post.

Thanks,
Clay





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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Clay, I’m on Yellowstone lake & very difficult to post, but do have photos of Baystar with my old twin Honda 40’s & same system with twin Honda 60’s in my photo album.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Jay! I'll take a look.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On Jay's boat you can see that his pivot plate is flipped around. I immediately flipped mine around also, and thought that would be the solution, but there is something different between his and mine. I still don't really know what it is, but there isn't enough clearance on mine and the tie rod interferes with the hose fittings.
I went back to the bracket idea, and modified it slightly from the original version. I will replace the machine screws with capscrews for the final install.

This is what I ended up with. Seems to be working fine. I hope there is no issue when I tilt one engine. Haven't tried that yet.









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PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right before we went to the lake today I discovered that the port engine, the one I installed the baystar cylinder on, will not tilt all the way up because the cylinder hits my poly backing plate for the engine bolt (3/4" thick). This baystar install has been a real chore. I thought I would remove or bevel the backing plate to get more clearance, but I'm pretty sure the cylinder will still hit the top of the transom before the engine is up enough for safe trailering. Cry

My boat has wedges installed between the transom and the engine bracket. The wedges are about 1 inch thick on the top, and they are pushing the top of the bracket aft and putting the baystar almost over the top of the transom instead of in front of it. I'm thinking I may pull these wedges out and bevel the backing plate to get the necessary clearance. I believe the wedges are there so the trim/tilt gauge shows neutral when the cav plate is even with the bottom of the hull.

Any reason to not pull these wedges out???



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 6:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I’d pull the wedges and leave one side of the tie rod jam nut loose so the rod can pivot on the threads.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 1:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is an update. I did pull the wedges and also beveled the backing plate on the port engine. The engine now tilts all the way up for trailering and I have had no issues with the steering and have about 70 hours on the boat since the install. Really happy.



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