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| i have been running a tuffy 1760gt tiller boat for the past year,great boat.as most tiller guys know you spend alot of time looking "across" the boat at your electronics instead of looking forward where you are headed to.this can make for tough navigating in rough hazard strewn water,trying to look out for underwater rocks and size up the next wave,ect.i solved part of my problem by mounting my gps/sonar on a butt seat pole about 20 inches in front of the drivers seat.it puts my lowrance 111hd right in front of me where i can see it and operate it easily without having to "look away".it is also low enough as to not to obstruct my sight line.after using it several times i started thinking how nice it would be to have a COMPACT console built in to the boat[s] by the manufacturer.[i thought of it when i noticed how weird my 111 looks mounted on a pole!]my boat only runs 40 but some of the bigger tillers would be way safer with their equipment located in a "dash board" type of configuration,i'd think.the top could execpt the radio,sonar or whatever device while the lower part could have the tach,trim,fuel,voltage,ect gauges mounted right there in front of the driver just like in a wheel boat.possibly the back or front side of the console could have some type of storage.there could even by a windshield configured to protect our tender faces in nasty weather.[especially at 60 mph!]it seems like a simple idea to me and i would think it would make tiller boating safer and more enjoyable in less than ideal conditions.i know that it would be nearly impossible to retrofit a boat due to wire issues ect but it could be built into new hulls.[i know,it will cost more]any thoughts out there?
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