Converting a SS from steering wheel to a tiller. Is it possible?

Brushape

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I have not purchased a boat yet but am wondering if this idea is feasible. At this point I am still in the dreaming stage. I would probably buy a boat, gut it, and make as close to a Mirrocraft Aggressor MX as I can. From what I have looked at, this seems like the ideal layout. Thanks in advance.
Tom
http://www.mirrocraft.com/i/p_d/2016_aggressormxnew.pdf
 

GA_Boater

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The Aggressor isn't a tiller boat. :confused:

You might be better served looking for a SuperFisherMan. Or another boat entirely, probably an open utility tiller model.
 

g0nef1sshn

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It can be done. check my link out in my sig. Although these guys like to keep them original I went against the grain. I put a 40 hp tiller on mine and built a deck above the splashwell. The next one I get is going back to original or better.

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Brushape

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g0nef1sshn - that is pretty close to what I want to do. I was wondering how a 40 tiller would push the boat. Part of the reason I want to this way is SS boats seem to be plentiful and cheap and I am very cheap. Would you do a tiller again?
 

g0nef1sshn

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g0nef1sshn - that is pretty close to what I want to do. I was wondering how a 40 tiller would push the boat. Part of the reason I want to this way is SS boats seem to be plentiful and cheap and I am very cheap. Would you do a tiller again?


The 40 hp pushes it just fine. I would do it again, and I will to this one eventually adding a new 60 hp tiller to it. The used 40 I got just fit the budget at the moment. I plains fast and easy. I havnt recorded what my speeds are yet, but as long as it moves good I am fine with that. I only want to up to a 60 hp eventually because why not? :whoo:

They are plentiful also. I got mine hull only for 250$ and have seen several reacently from 100$ to 400$ already stripped and gutted. some with trailers. Some with out.
 
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