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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Different boats have different results from the kicker mounting. My 18.5 Alumacraft with a 15HP 4stroke was a bear to get back on the trailer with the kicker on the drivers side and it sat cockeyed in the water with just me in the boat in spite of the 96" width. It always went on the trailer crooked unless the trailer was fairly tilted in the water. By moving it to the passenger side the boat leveled out and loaded great. Plus with the kicker on the passenger side it was a lot more comfortable to run it for me and let me get my lure away from the center of the boat when I was holding the rod. Tried it passenger side with my Tuffy X-190 and the boat planed cockeyed at low speeds. I had to move it to the drivers side. It didn't make any difference loading the boat or once it hit the pad, just at low speed plane. So, I'd say without actually trying different positions on the boat you're guessing what the actual effects could be for different maneuvers. With a used boat, you would hope that the last owner was smart enough to figure out which side worked best. |
