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hydraulic pump - convertible top- replacement for linear actuator
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Hello,

i have a Searay cabin cruiser with hydraulic steering (Mercruiser outdrive) and a sailboat with tiller steering to upgrade to Pypilot.
Poked around for hydraulic pumps and noticed how insanely expensive these are, like everything marine-related right...?

I used to work as a certified automotive master mechanic in a previous life and thus was thinking about what off-the-shelf auto components could replace such an autopilot pump, realized convertible top pumps could do the trick.  

In order to experiment with this I just bought this unit (1994-1998 OEM Ford Mustang Convertible Top Motor Hydraulic Pump Cylinders ) with hydraulic hoses and cylinders of eBay for 150 bucks, if it does not work I have other uses for it.

Thinking about putting this into the existing hydraulic circuit of the Searay and also building an hydraulic version of a linear actuator to work on that sailboat.

Has anyone experimented with this setup in the past?
In any case, I will keep my progress posted here.

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hydraulic pump - convertible top- replacement for linear actuator - by roedel - 2022-01-28, 08:41 PM

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