craig wrote:I have the Suzuki 2.5 and mounted on the starboard side. It's very convenient. I mounted on this side because Pocketship #1 is similar... never tried the port side, so can't say if it would be superior. I guess your right about the tiller being in a convenient place when starboard mounted.
I am guilty of copying Pocketship #1 too. I think of it like cheating off the really smart kids paper. The starboard side mount has seemed to work just fine.
I only wished I had gone with a long shaft motor. I have a 2.3 HP Honda with the regular length shaft like Pocketship #1 (although it has a 2.0...same shaft though). Getting in and out of a tight labor is no problem but I have had to use the motor in some really rough conditions to stay out of some trouble and the shaft will come out of the water when the waves get big. It has always gotten me out of a potential bind a couple of times and well worth the trouble.