[PositiveWaves]

The main problem with the hydraulics on my boat was that someone had messed with the wiring, and a bundle of connections was lying in the bilge. An electrician restored all the wiring to factory schematic and secured wiring in a dry position, and everything has worked fine since. We were very puzzled that someone has felt the need to add what seemed to be "free-wheeling" diodes on the solenoids. We cleaned these out and changed the fluid, and what seemed to be sticky solenoids went away.... the wiring seemed to be the whole issue.