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Steering systems

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Large water craft ( yachts ) use a manual hydraulic pump connected to the steeing wheel. As the skipper turns the wheel, that rotation turns a hydraulic pump creating hydraulic pressure into hydraulic hoses connected to a hydraulic cylinder at the stern of the boat which is connected to the rudder. This system does not require a hydraulic power steering pump driven by a belt on the ships engines.