I installed a single full hydraulic system on my 2002 280 Velocity last spring. All that I can say is WOW. It is a completely different boat now. The boat goes exactly where you steer it. The boat does not wander at all anymore. It is a real pleasure to drive now.

Give Kenny at Velocity a call. He set me up with the complete system, all the hoses were premade to fit my boat. The price wasn't bad. Give Kenny a call!

An add on system will still wonder because of the slack in the cables. There is a reason why they sell both.

Lot of years ago I added a full Hydraulic system to a Velocity I had. My suggestion to you would be to go to IMCO and do a full system, do the helm and dual rams if the budget allows, if not a single ram on the transom will do fine.

My opinion has always been that a good system is warranted on anything that runs past 60, for the handling advantages, not to mention the added safety.

On my second Velocity 260. Installed single ram full hydraulic systems to both boats. What a difference in the handling on Velocity's. Those boats should come standard with it. First system was a marine machine the second system is a mayfair. Imco, zieger, mayfair whatever you choose go full, no add on bull****, you will not be unhappy.

If you keep records of how much you spend trying to piece a system together you will be about 90 percent of kit price. Unless you have an inside connection to hydraulic supply.

Full hydraulic, dual ram. You can take your hands off the wheel at any speed. Anything less and I think you will have regrets eventually.