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I would install another cleat the same distance of the other cleat, or install two cleats where you want them, the job would be easy as you have a cuddy to add a flat washer and nut,. Don't just use the wood screws they come with, drill a hole through into the cuddy and attach the cleats with a tapered head bolt with a big flat washer and a nylon locking nut.

Gotcha, yea like Bruce said tighten up you releases, that will make a big difference also, good thought!!o

When you said no drag, flasher and spoon, did you mean no flasher or with flasher, I find the stleelie's are hard to keep hooked also, but you should have drag set, that's what drives the hooks home, depending on the size flasher your running I had them hit the flasher instead of the spoon, I'm not BSing we had a situation, we were getting releases but no one was home this went on most of the morning, finally I had enough and decided to change out the hooks on the spoon, so reeled everything in and went to sharpen the hooks when I noticed the flasher was all scratched up, you could tell they were teeth marks, so I switched out the flasher for a not so flashy one then the spoon was getting the action not the flasher, we set the drag tighter and then we started getting fish in the boat. I'm not a veteran at this but your situation sounds like the one I had, just thought I would say what we encountered.

Yea I ran two of the 22", but I would go with what he recommends, because he will exchange your bags if your not happy, if you buy the wrong one's on your own and they don't work you might be stuck with them. Just saying let the Amish dude make the call, that way you will be able to exchange them.

Before I decided to go with a kicker motor I tried the bags. I have a 22ft cuddy and with only 1 bag it pulled the boat to the side then I got another one and it worked very well. I ankered my bags a tad before mid ship and that really pulled the bow down and made the boat very stable in rough water. Just saying I tried 1 bag, but you need 2, I used the 22" bags and I could get down to 1mph at an idle, my motor is mercruiser 350 with a 17" prop. I went to a 15hp kicker as I do a lot of trolling and I'd rather fuel a 2 cylinder than the V8, plus the idea of another motor if my main quits on me when I'm off shore. The first trip out this year my kicker saved my a$$ as my lower unit went bad. Lots of way to look at things. Bags are cheaper and not much can go wrong plus they get the job done, where a kicker is a lot more paraphernalia to drag around, but socks won't get you back to shore.

My uncle just went through this hole thing, he lives in NY. For 6 months than he goes to Florida for the other 6 months. He was told he needed a physical address in NY. to register his boat in NY. So he got a post office box and number, then the following year he was considered a resident. Then he registered his boat in NY. and he leaves it in NY. Maybe there are other ways to do it but that's what the DMV person explained.

I wish I had known about a survey before I bought my boat, it was before I found this site. Definitely get it done, what I got into a (1982) I could of bought a mid (90's) off this site. A education comes with a hell of a price tag!!