I bought the exact same one last April after the cable snapped in our '93 evinrude trolling motor for about the fifth time. It is a very solid motor and has plenty of power. You should like it. And yes, cable steering is SO much better than electric. I've only used one electric steer trolling motor so not that much experience with it, but I'll tell you that after a few minutes I wanted to rip it off the bow of the boat.