Thats what I'd suspect.."hydraulic steering" if so check the fluid, also some of the older models needed to be pressurized using a small bicycle type pump.
Backing a full keeler in a straight line is next to impossible. Learning how to back and fill along with spring lines will get her into a slip.
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