04-23-2014, 08:35 PM
I have a 2005 36 Sovran. We bought the boat used three years ago, and it was the first boat I owned with hydraulic manual steering, and I thought the same thing. When just sitting in the slip, or idling around, it's pretty easy to turn. When on plane, it takes some real effort, especially to turn hard over in either direction. I called Sea Star and Tiara, and they both felt it was normal based on what I described. I bled the system completely, and it didn't make a difference. Now that we've had it a while I don't really even notice it anymore.
