Installed on a 19' Trophy Walkaround 1902 with a Mercury 125 2 stroke
Biggest problem was removing the old cable system. I used bolt cutters for the main cable and then I used a sawzall with a metal cutting blade to remove what was needed from the large and small rods through the tilt tube. The next issue was a 3" circular blade was just too small and I then had to take a file around it to open it up a little more (not more than a 10th of an inch).
Install was pretty easy, but a little time consuming, by myself. Took about 3-3.5 hours total. Another pair of hands would have cut that in about half. The next day I then took about 45 minutes to fill and purge the system.
Once I was happy with everything I then turned lock to lock with a lot of force at each lock to see if the hose connections were leaking. Everything was good to go.
Comparing the ease of steering now is no contest. I use to have to fight the old cable system, I can actually turn the wheel with a finger on a spoke. The turns lock to lock are a little more than what the cable was (4.2 to 5.0 now) but it really is not noticeable. Only took it out once but the boat handled a lot easier around the dock and trailer without putting up the fight the old steering did.
20' hose length was JUST more than enough for me, but if I had a walkaround that was more than 20' long I would order the kit with the 30' hoses. That size would probably have more than a 150hp engine and would require a seastar system anyway.
