Power steering fluid in bilge?

[Lou C]

That job (actuator replacement) is one of those jobs that is such a pain on some boats, that the only saving grace of it, is that you solved a problem and the skills learned make you a better backyard mechanic.
"you gotta suffer if you want to sing the blues"
On my brother's 2020 Chapparal with the Merc 4.5, changing it, or the starter would require an engine pull. I convinced him to sell it buy the same boat with an outboard!

 

[Scott Danforth]

Quick question if not too far off subject, how do you clean the bilge?

I personally use a bucket of hot water and dawn dish soap and scrub away, then rinse it out when the boat is on the trailer.

 

[Chris1956]

Castrol Super Clean or the generic version, "purple stuff" is an excellent degreaser.

 

[Jeff J]

Purple Power is a good degreaser. I use it straight for tough jobs. Bilge work usually gets diluted. I spray it on with a garden sprayer, let it soak a minute or two then rinse with the hose. Purple Power is available everywhere I have been and I usually but it at Dollar General.

We had a steering actuator spring a leak in a Cobalt last year. I turned down the job and recommended they take it to a shop. I think they parked it in the lot and put “beeper” back on the water. I recommended that one go back to the shop as well because I couldn’t silence the beep. My scanner is kind of limited.