Yacht power assist hydraulic steering system
Yacht power assist hydraulic steering system installation at, Santa Barbara Marine Diesel Mechanic. servicing, Channel Islands Marina, Ventura Harbor & Santa Barbara Harbor.
Power Assisted Steering Systems
Specifically designed for luxury vessels getting regular and intensive use, LS range of Power Assisted Steering Systems is designed in total compliance with the strictest norms applying to marine equipment.
The recommended solutions for 185 HP to 2.000 HP rudder torque are suitable to equip 15-to-40-meter vessels.
Absolute security comes first: steering is still possible even in case of electrical failure.
Features such as smoothness, accuracy and reduced number of wheel turns give LS power assisted steering systems unequalled comfort.
The ease of use of the catalogue enables the marine mechanic and design departments to define straightaway the correct system in function of the rudder torque, the power supply available on board and the number of steering stations.
Electro-hydraulic Steering Systems
Lecomble & Schmitt has developed a range of electro-hydraulic steering systems to meet the evolving challenges of steering gear for boats & yachts.
In general, the basic setup of an electro-hydraulic steering system includes:
- Receivers – cylinders with linear position sensors.
- Transmitters – electric wheels, FFU or NFU joysticks, selectors.
- Programmable logic controller with or without customizable multifunction screen display.
- Clearly labelled electrical harness with connecting pins.
- Hydraulic power pack and oil tank equipped with filters, oil level and temperature alarms.
- Proportional hydraulic distributor with independent circuits or hydraulic distribution block.
- Set of hydraulic flexible tubes with swaged fittings.
In operating condition, the programmable logic controller continuously analyses the information sent by the cylinder position sensors and relays the orders from the transmitters.
It manages the position and the displacement of each cylinder by means of the hydraulic power pack and the hydraulic distribution system.
Depending on the selected model, a screen display can allow for navigation scrolling through pages and menus, activation or deactivation of an individual receiver or transmitter, thus providing a broad range of applications (safety, maintenance, intervention…). It also allows the fine-tuning of rudder angle settings (Ackerman effect…), reaction speed and rudder alignment. Finally, it triggers alarms (temperature, oil level, filter clogging…) and permits to isolate the components concerned.
The elimination of hydraulic circuits in the boat inhabitable parts and of the mechanical tie bars between the rudders, the lack of interventions on often complex hydraulic circuits such as filling and bleeding are all reasons that make the electro-hydraulic steering system a technically and economically sound solution that meets all of the market requirements.
Rates:
based on materials & labor $140 hr.
all parts are OEM Manufactured parts
Description of Electro-Hydraulic Steering Systems (DEH) – Lecomble & Schmitt (ls-france.com)
SeaStar PA1200-2 | Power Assist Unit | Marine Steering (seatechmarineproducts.com)
