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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | There is no difference as far as average turning radius of the boat. If you leave the big motor down ( which I don't for muskies) and then tie them together, steering from the wheel, you can increase your steering ability. If they aren't tied together, the boat steers quicker to the side the kicker is on. By that I mean it will turn sharper. I think the kicker location is all about weight distribution for loading vs. performance vs. comfort while using it.
Seeing the electronics is an issue. In my old boat with a big back area and the new boat with a smaller rear area, I had the main locator on the console. It was like a candle to a moth. Anyone in the boat was soon standing between it and me. You could say move please and soon they would be back there again. I know. When someone else was doing the steering and I was standing I was in the sight line too. You just chalk it up as inevitable. But, on the new boat I have an extra locator mounting ball for the Ram mount and Lowrance net connections in the back corner with the kicker so I can move the front locator back there and network it to the console unit. No more people in the way. Neat!
Why not move the kicker and see how it works? You can always move it back again. That way you'll know for sure what effect the location has for you on loading, running and ability to fish.
I had the tarp for my old boat made before the kicker was added. I took the tarp back to the place where it was made and they had no problem adding on a hood for the kicker motor. I even took it back when I added more rod holders and other goodies and they stitched leather pads over the sharp accessories to protect the tarp.
Edited by Almost-B-Good 6/24/2008 7:14 AM
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