[Bushwacker]

Andrew,

The Seastar hydraulic cylinder mounts on the "tiller arm" of the motor and the piston rod it rides on attaches to the tilt pin on the engine bracket, so it won't matter if you raise and lower motor with the jack plate, provided there's enough slack in the hydraulic lines to accommodate the motion. The mechanical push-pull cable steering thru the tilt pin might be harder to rig up and more exposed to corrosion.