bkh Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 So I have had my 2016 2200 TRS since November and love it. My brother in law was down last week enjoying the boat with me and asked why I had the older version of the seastar hyralic steering...I have HC5342 and apparently the newer version with various improvements is HC5345. I went onto the seastar website and sure enough it looks like the newer version has been out for some time, going well back into 2015. So do I care? It seems like there were in fact some decent improvements in the design. Why would MBC use the older version? Will this make getting parts more difficult in the future? While I really haven't noticed any issues other than a little stiffness that the dealer says is normal, I also would like the newest and best available equipment for a new boat. Looking through a few other websites for new 2200 TRS's I did notice that they seem to all have the newer style - it is easier to tell because the seastar logo is much more noticeable on the new ones. It also doesn't seem to matter what engine is on it. I have the F150 and have seen some 2016s with the F150 with the newer style. While my brother in law is a bit more anal than I am, I am wondering about this...thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFD rtrd. Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Take it back to the dealer and let them deal with the factory. Look at your motor, is it a 2016? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkh Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Thanks for the advice Steve. Motor is dated 7/2015 on the sticker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookmaster Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 I'm sure MBC buys large quantities of seastar steering systems and other common items used to build all therir boats. If a newer model steering cylinder comes out there not going to purchase it until they use up the ones in stock first. I have a 2007 pathfinder 22' tournament and my seastar cylinder is also an older model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyshon Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 We have the folks from Teleflex in here every year to review our steering systems and make changes depending on their recommendations. Skip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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