On Fri, 02 Nov 07, jaykchan wrote:
I intend to put it in the starboard side for the following reasons:
(1) I believe the turning of the propeller may tend to cause the boat
to tilt to the port side;

Nice theory but in practice, the torque won't cause enough list to
measure much less notice.

(2) Because of the
location of the steering wheel, I will be standing close to the port
side; the weight of the kicker in the starboard side will also help
counter balance of my weight. Actually, I have no idea if this will
help or not.

I like that :-)
Actually, #2 is very valid.
However, if you're ticky about trim, you'll still end up shuffling
things & passengers around to get it just right.

I just need to find some ways to rationalize my
decision.

I think you're good to go :-)

Rick