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The engine trim tab will affect your steering. A tab that is worn or incorrectly adjusted will give you problems, but an engine trim tab is not that expensive and is easily adjusted. That should take care of the steering problem.
I had a Minn Kota Power Drive 50# thrust on the Triumph 150CC that I had, and it was more than sufficient. A 46# thrust on the 170 should be alright.
A 50 HP engine on a 170 will work, but in my opinion, you should have at least a 70 HP two stroke, or better yet, a 75 HP four stroke. I had a 50 HP on my 150CC, which worked okay, but it had problems getting on plane with two people sitting on the console seat. It may be possible that if I had changed the 15" pitch to a 13" pitch, it would have solved the problem. But instead, I put a 70 HP two stroke on it, which is above the 60 HP rating for the boat, but it gave me the performance that I was looking for.
Pricewise, the asking price of 4,900 is not too bad, but I would try to get it at 4,500. Then again, you need to take into account the costs necessary to get the boat in safe running condition.
You will not be disappointed with a Triumph Boat. I have a 2003 Triumph 190 Bay, and had to make a few modifications to get the boat where I wanted it, but from what I've read in some of the threads on this web site, probably a few of the modifications that I made wouldn't have been necessary with a newer model.
Good luck.
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