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david
This summer I added a 2.5 2 stroke Nissan to my 170. This has been great for getting out from the dock and gives piece of mind in case the wind dies several miles out from shore (didn't need to use it for that this year though). One question I have struggled with, is whether to lock the motor and use the rudder to steer or raise the rudder and steer with motor. I was using the rudder, but since I had trouble getting the motor to lock in place, I started using the motor and actually found it more effective. The one drawback of using the motor to steer is that it is uncomfortable to sit far enough back to control the motor (fortunately, my motor jaunts tend to be very brief - on the order of 3-5 minutes). What do others do?