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Originally Posted by willy
All the new boats for years run everything thu the same hose so I don't see why yo would not be able to
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My Whaler has an Opti that does not have everything run thru the same hose. Most boats with hydraulic steering do not rig the hydraulic hoses thru the rigging tube. The Opti has a remote oil tank that requires a molded oil line that is as big as some of the old harnesses. I think the following will be enough to run thru there: oil line, power and ground cables, an extra harness for the Smartcraft guages, thottle and shift cables, water pressure hose and motor harness.
As I understand it Joe was asking for opinions about adding the two hydraulic steering lines to the same rigging tube. It may be possible to shoehorn them in but then you would have to cut holes in the rigging tube as the two hydraulic hoses don't go into the cowl like the others, they lead to the cylinder that mounts to the front of the motor.
My .02
csvencer - Never saw that one before, very cool.
I was going to suggest the primer be inside the boat out of the sun, that way the fuel lines never get baked, it will all be concealed below deck or inside the rigging tube.
Either way, Joe tell us more of the freshly rigged Opti please...