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    Do I need hydraulic steering or regular?

    I just finished rebuilding my merc. 225. I am putting it on a 20' boat. Because the boat is new to me I was wondering if I will be able to steer effectively with a new no feed-back system or will I need to go with a Sea Star system?
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    Depends on what boat it is, if it's a heavy fish boat you won't see more than 40 mph out of, then yes, a cable steer is fine, but anything that will be fast then hydraulic is the way to go............
    "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors". Plato .

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    Had a used NFB cable steering helm and cables on my 24' boat for 6 years. Till one cable got stiff and chucked a gear in the helm.

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    My general rule is that any boat capable of over 65 MPH should have hydraulic steering. I have a Latham side ram / wing plate system on my modified Mercury 200 that runs 77 MPH on my Progression 22 and would never go back to cable steering.
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    I prefer hydraulic over cable simply because with hydraulic, there is no cable to rust up and seize........
    "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors". Plato .

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