Hi Carsten & Paul,
Yes, fixed pods mounted so the props are in the same vertical plane as the current prop. The side-mount controls just refer to the controls that came "free" with the purchase, as opposed to the top-mount dual control. The dual control would be ideal I guess, but it does provide a single point of failure in a system that otherwise provides complete separation and redundancy. The image below is near-enough to scale showing where the pods will hang on the hull. My plan is to tuck them in as tight as reasonable against the full keel to 1) help protect them from striking anything, and 2) to keep the prop wash as close as possible to the single rudder that will remain. I'm not worried about low-speed maneuverability as the boat does have a bow thruster.
Inside the hull above the pod mounting locations I will laminate in watertight bulkheads and covers to protect against flooding should I ever tear a pod clean off the hull. Highly unlikely in the Great Lakes with a boat that draws 2.5', but easy enough to do and I'll be adding thickness on the inside of the hull where the pods mount, so a few more pieces while the epoxy is mixed won't be much trouble.
Lars
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