2001 Ciera 2858 Flybridge Podding Project with twin Yamaha 250's

[Journi]

Looks good, but is that a Kicker Mount on the Starboard side of the Pod? Won't that be a bit in the way of the Door on the Stern? Or is there going to be lots of clearance, and I'm being delusional?

Haha the door swings into the deck. And the reason I put the kicker on that side is because the way these boats seating arrangements are when you have a few people on the boat. There can be 4 people sitting on the dinette which is the port side. Its stance is lop sides in the water. It’s drives me nuts so I’m trying to balance things out a bit. Easy enough for me to put the kicker down for people to step on the swim grid to access through the door. I just lift my leg over the gunnels. Never used the swim grid and doors. Will need to put some ultra deck on the pod though.

 

[Journi]

 

[noluck]

that boat should fly you have almost doubled the HP

 

[Squire]

Haha the door swings into the deck. And the reason I put the kicker on that side is because the way these boats seating arrangements are when you have a few people on the boat. There can be 4 people sitting on the dinette which is the port side. Its stance is lop sides in the water. It’s drives me nuts so I’m trying to balance things out a bit. Easy enough for me to put the kicker down for people to step on the swim grid to access through the door. I just lift my leg over the gunnels. Never used the swim grid and doors. Will need to put some ultra deck on the pod though.

I’ll admit I thought the same thing as Jim but your explanation makes sense. My stern entry is on the starboard side as well and my kicker is off to port. None of this matters when you tie up in your slip on your port side like me

I’ll be following for your sea trial report.