I Have the Volvo Penta 5.0 GL SXA kit 2008 model on a glastron. Mentioned in a prev post that the boat pulls violently to the left if steering left alone. We have checked everything and found nothing obviously wrong with the steering mechanism. Cables and links, smooth and good on dry dock. No oil loss anywhere in power steering fluid, no squeals or noises from the pump, belts all good. Boat normal at slow speeds at say 5 knots. Boat steering absiolutely normal at dry dock. At anything above 5 knots it you literally have to fight the steering to keep it straight. We did see minor oil streaks in the water when parked in water but have seen no signs of engine oil leak or gearbox oil leak or steering pump malfunction . Unable to find out where that oil trace may have come from.
Only thing we have not checked is the trim cylinders. If one of them were to be faulty or leaking will this be a cause of the boat being left heavy??? Will need to remove their split pins and test them individually on the hard standing but was wondering if anyone else has experienced a broken down trim cylinder and if so what would its effect be on the boat.
Only thing we have not checked is the trim cylinders. If one of them were to be faulty or leaking will this be a cause of the boat being left heavy??? Will need to remove their split pins and test them individually on the hard standing but was wondering if anyone else has experienced a broken down trim cylinder and if so what would its effect be on the boat.
