Yes, it can be done. I,too, have stick steering and just finished rebuilding my boat allowing for just such a thing. I actually have a second mounting location at the rear of the front deck that allows me to move my fish finder back where I can see it better while running my outboard. I made my power cord long enough that it will reach both mounting locations. I actually have one of Rickie's da ducer td mounts for my si and di and can also use the 2d from my Motorguide tm if I want to when fishing from the bow. That way the di and 2d are coming from only a foot or so apart...or I can leave the stern td hooked up. All of this was done with the thought of getting a second fish finder and leaving it permanently mounted where I can see it while running the big motor and using the rear td primarily for depth readings. I'm using a Lowrance Touch 7 with Ram ball mounts which makes it very easy to move between locations.