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Location: Stevens Point, WI | That makes sense. I honestly thought you were trying to say something else.
Take a look at what Warrior has already done for there rigs. I forgot about this setup. This will allow for any motor to be put on.
http://www.warrior-boats.com/video/video_ads_07/pro_tiller.html
They would lose a little business, however, if a guy wants a big tiller bad enough, they would change. Otherwise they would just figure something else out. But I agree, they would lose business. However, I think like Shep mentioned. I don't see that much of a market for these big tillers. There is some, but not like a 17-18 foot rig. The money for them and size of the boat is just out of range for many. But I have a hard time thinking other companies are going to try and build there own power assist steering. The money that would cost would probably be more than if they would just buy it from Mercury. Plus, marinas can rig these boats with 115, unless a customer wants something bigger, then I would imagine a marina would just place an order to Mercury. Very few rigs come from the factory with the power steering on them. Most of that work is done by a marina because they have a particular customer wanting that. That or they have to change out motors. That I learned first hand from working with one of the largest Ranger dealers in the country.
Edited by Merckid 12/6/2007 1:58 PM
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