Need new steering!

[ris]

We need to update our steering. We have a Ultra Flex T71FC at this time. It still works but the plastic covering near the motor is cracked. Also in 2017 we were on a trip on the St. Johns River in Florida and it went from ok to so hard to turn my wife could not turn the wheel in one day. So we ordered a new and different unit(the Ultra Flex) and got a guy to help us install it in Jacksonville. It has worked fine but I should have bought a cable length about 2 or 3 feet shorter. As we are planning to boat in Canada this summer we just might replace this as preventive maintenance. We have a 2003 26X and I think we need about 9 feet. The ultra flex is a one cable unit but I am not opposed to hydraulic unit. Just wondered if anyone knows the length of their unit and if they have hydraulic or rotary. Thanks

[TonyHouk]

I installed a hydraulic system on my X earlier this year. Should have done it a long time ago. It makes steering so much easier. It holds a course. With the tubing, uou cut it to the correct length easily. Follow the directions and it sets up quick. I can send pictures or answer questions if needed. Tony

[NiceAft]

I installed a hydraulic system on my X earlier this year. Should have done it a long time ago. It makes steering so much easier. It holds a course. With the tubing, uou cut it to the correct length easily. Follow the directions and it sets up quick. I can send pictures or answer questions if needed. Tony

In twenty-thirteen, I had the opportunity to take the helm of a sixty foot catamaran with hydraulic steering. The captain warned me that there is a slight delay in response. Is that what you experience? I have always wondered if that was a problem with his system, or all hydraulic steering on boats?