[BigLew]

If the 16' cable has the proper connections and will reach from the mounting point behind the helm itself back to the transom mounting brace AND be long enough to lay up out of the way where you would normally run it, then use what you have. If not, take a piece of garden hose and lay it starting at the transom anchoring bracket and run it as you intend to up to the attachement point behind the helm and measure it. Round that number up to the next nearest available length and buy/order it. Make sure you speak with some one who knows what points are the proper points for measurement on a cable when you buy it. The housing or outer sheath is the part that has to be long enough, not the total length of the cable itself tip to tip.

Good luck.