What side

[AFDan52]

I want to install my Remote Troll on my Starcraft but I can't get to the inside of the transom to put the backing plates in without removing the rear deck. Does it matter what side I mount the unit on? Fuel tank is in the floor and batteries are in the center front and back.

 

[Petty4life]

mount it on the passanger side of the boat, if your by yourself it is a good counter weight and its easyer for the passanger to adjust where they sit in your boat then the driver for weight distripution

 

[AFDan52]

I was kind of planning on doing just that, the problem is that I don't have access to that side of the transom unless I remove the entire rear decktop.

 

[Petty4life]

I was kind of planning on doing just that, the problem is that I don't have access to that side of the transom unless I remove the entire rear decktop.

take the deck off. and do it right

 

[SuperD]

Do you have a ladder on the port side? I mounted my kicker on the starboard side because that is the side all the cables and fuel lines are on. This leaves the other side open for the swim ladder.

 

[AFDan52]

Dave does that affect the balance of your boat at all? I have thought about doing that .

 

[SuperD]

It hasn't on mine. My suspicion is that weight in the back has less side to side affect. If I had 150 lbs on my side at mid boat I bet there would be some balance issues but nothing in the back.

 

[AFDan52]

Well I got looking at it again and started looking the screws that hold down the deck . Finally figured out that they were sunk into the wood, make it hard to locate them so I decided to remove the carpet to find them. The carpet was pretty thin and worn anyway. Now I have access to the area that I wanted for mounting my Remote troll unit.