I recently purchased an 88 Cat 30 with the original 28" wheel. I felt that when the wind got over 10-15 knots, or it was gusting, the boat just didn't have enough rudder control. Since I couldn't do anything about the rudder itself, I decided that bigger control surface had to be better and purchased a 36" wheel. I had to modify the port lazarette hatch cover (cut a notch in it so that the hatch would open and close around the new wheel) but I think it was worth the cost and loss of little fiberglass in the hatch lip. In the past a wind gust would require two hands on the wheel and most likely I'd have to move directly behind the wheel to maintatin control. Since I like to steer from the rail moving back to the stern seat was not something I wanted to do. Now with the larger wheel sitting on the rail is more comfortable (it is a much shorter reach). With the added size of course I've got more leverage and also more weight, and I only need one hand to control the wheel in even the most gusty of winds. My wife really likes the new wheel, in the past if the wind got too strong she'd not want to steer, now we both enjoy it when the wind starts to blow.