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I have a 1970 Eastport and it had a 16 ft. cable that was severly bent inside the console and a very sharp turn at the stern. eventually with wear and corrison it became almost impossible to steer. When I worked out the formulas by the venders as to the size of vessel to cable legnth they led me back to the 16 ft. legnth. I don't think those formulas take into account the center tunnel, the bend in the console and the rear bend out of the tunnel over to the side and back to the motor. The formula diagrams showed a cable running along the starboard gunnel to a side mounted steering. I ended up with a 18 ft. cable which gives as gentle a curve as possible in the console and at the rear the cable curves across the floor to the starboard stern up above the splash well and back to the motor. It now steers like power steering.