Field Installed Bulkhead Fitting Kits Explanation of symbols WARNING! Safety instruction: Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. CAUTION! Safety instruction: Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. NOTICE! Indicates a situation that, if not avoided, can result in property damage.
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Field Installed Bulkhead Fitting Kits HO7100/HO7105 Fitting template NOTICE! If this template has been downloaded electronically or copied from another document, please verify all template dimensions prior to cutting. Print/copy reproductions may be scaled differently.
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Field Installed Bulkhead Fitting Kits HO7200/HO7205 Fitting template NOTICE! If this template has been downloaded electronically or copied from another document, please verify all template dimensions prior to cutting. Print/copy reproductions may be scaled differently.
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Warnings that are supplied in your steering cylinder Owner’s Manual. These Notices, Cautions and Warnings are there to inform you on the safe installation and operation of the steering system. Dometic cannot assume liability where installation instructions have not been followed and/or modifications have been made to our products.
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Field Installed Bulkhead Fitting Kits WARNING! Do not cut, kink or crush SeaStar outboard steering hose. NOTICE! Ensure that the mounting plates will be mounted to a flat, even surface. Step 1 Determine desired location where the hoses will exit the hull. DO NOT mount below the waterline of the boat as the bulkhead fitting is not water-tight.
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Field Installed Bulkhead Fitting Kits Step 4 With the dust caps still installed, feed the hoses from the outside of the boat through the newly drilled holes, inside along the gunwale or rigging tube to the desired steering system component. The mounting plates, knurled nuts and bend restrictors must remain outside the boat hull.
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TECH TIP Dry fit installed bulkhead assemblies to the hull prior to applying sealant. Install all hydraulic components as per the associated Dometic manuals. After final system proof testing, perform caulking and installation of the hose bulkhead fittings, issuing as much hose length to the cylinder as required...
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, item 1). TECH TIP Don’t apply too much sealant as cleanup can be messy and time consuming. Dometic recommends a 3/16” bead 360 around the boss of the mounting plates, near the flange. See figure , inset. Step 11 Secure each bulkhead plate to the hull using the provided #8 x 1”...
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