steering cable question

[Genie Aye]

Go hydraulic, no question, once and done.

I prefer the Marol brand of hyd steering, the helm/pump uses 2 bearings instead of 2 bushings.
What it cost me for a dual cable nfb set up the first time was within 200 of the hyd system. Cables worked great for a couple years, but gradually got stiffer each year despite keeping them greased.
My .02, worth every penny.

[oteps]

I didn't look into hydraulic but sounds expensive, ill check it out. I found seastar 4.2 rotary for $188 extreme nfb for $208 and safety II for $ 215. Just have to decide which one.

[bradford]

The nfb works good on my skiff, the hydraulic on the V20 is like steering a luxury car compared to the regular cable I had before. I would replace the helm and cable if you're doing the work.

[oteps]

I ended up buying the extreme nfb kit.

[jvitiel]

That’s what I replaced mine with. Very happy with the results

[oteps]

Im happy with the steering but not happy with the install. It didn't fit right. On the old helm, the shaft was offset. New one is centered. I had to cut a hole in the fiberglass so it would fit. Not fun getting the outboard side in either. Had to do some modification there too. Maybe it would work better on a cuddy? Mine is a dual console. I have a 2x4 hole I will have to glass over just above the door. U really cant see it unless u r crawling around the floor. But if u r doing that u probably are not worried about it anyway!