On Aug 22, 9:33 am, "Don White" wrote:
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On Aug 22, 8:52 am, "Don White" wrote:
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On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:38:14 -0300, "Don White"
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At this point I'm think about me and the dog. I want to be able to
make a
snap decision and either run out to a local lake or protected bay
(calmer
days) for a little fooling around.

You will really like the Princecraft - it's perfect for that kind of
activity.

I called a local Princecraft dealer about the practicality of installing
the
side console option.
He warned me it wouldn't be as nice looking as the original factory
installed ones on slightly higher end Princecraft boats.
See this example of one on sale in Cape Breton.
(he also said unit & installation would be over
$1200.00.)http://capebreton.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAd...64086&img=http...

I'll do without!

I would have bought that boat if I had the dough. You are going to get
a bunch of use out of it, based on your stated needs. Anyway, if I
bought it I would keep it a tiller drive. Dogs tend to take up a lot
of floor space in small boats and with the rear thwart configuration,
a tiller drive is just the ticket. Keep it simple, keep it tiller.

I wonder if anyone has made up a tiller extension....(as you see on
sailboats) to help trim when boating solo.
I figure it would have to be a plastic pipe/conduit with an inside diameter
just slightly larger than the tiller handle.
The extension (maybe with some rubber type material inside) should allow
you to steer *and* increase/decrease engine speed.
Would it help to sit on that middle bulkhead seat for trimming purpose?- Hide quoted text -

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You can get one at most west marine, boat us type stores. They are
kind of gangly from what I saw a few years back, but maybe they have
made them nicer by now. Don't want to speak for SW but with the offset
in the rear seats, and the storage box in front of the front seat, you
may find it just fine to steer from the back. Besides trimming small
boats? That's what dogs are for