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Tracker Grizzly 1448 Side Console Questions
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<blockquote data-quote="turbotodd" data-source="post: 475876" data-attributes="member: 7376"><p>most of the ones I've seen take up half of the floor in width....a lot of floor space lost, IMO. That one in the pic above, smallest console I ever seen. I can see where it'd work.</p><p></p><p>Downside is it doesn't turn as well as a tiller, but sounds like you already know that. Also if you have a short transom, some motors don't offer 15" shafts with remote steering option. So you might look into that before going full bore into the project. And some, when you can convert the tiller to remote, you won't have power tilt, a big negative in some ways. Lots to think about. I have run a Alumaweld 1542 console, similar setup (just sit on the bench to run the helm/controls) but the old 55hp Yamaha didn't have tilt....what a nightmare. I got into a submerged sandbar once and couldn't tilt the motor, at all, just had to get out of the boat and dig the foot out of the sand, and tilt it up, in the river, with the current flowing. That was interesting. But we caught some catfish, and good ones at that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turbotodd, post: 475876, member: 7376"] most of the ones I've seen take up half of the floor in width....a lot of floor space lost, IMO. That one in the pic above, smallest console I ever seen. I can see where it'd work. Downside is it doesn't turn as well as a tiller, but sounds like you already know that. Also if you have a short transom, some motors don't offer 15" shafts with remote steering option. So you might look into that before going full bore into the project. And some, when you can convert the tiller to remote, you won't have power tilt, a big negative in some ways. Lots to think about. I have run a Alumaweld 1542 console, similar setup (just sit on the bench to run the helm/controls) but the old 55hp Yamaha didn't have tilt....what a nightmare. I got into a submerged sandbar once and couldn't tilt the motor, at all, just had to get out of the boat and dig the foot out of the sand, and tilt it up, in the river, with the current flowing. That was interesting. But we caught some catfish, and good ones at that. [/QUOTE]
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