Good point on the tank (not being a 210 owner I'm not familiar with the differences in layout).
On the balance issue - first, I haven't heard about any 210's with that problem, however, the larger models exhibited it even when the water tank was empty - so in my mind, it at least wouldn't hurt anything to spread the load to both sides. If it's doable, I would consider putting the switch wherever the factory would have put it, and routing the cables wherever necessary to avoid safety or interference issues. Of course shorter cable runs are preferable but we aren't talking about long distances here. I have one of my batteries inside the storage compartment, inside a battery box to protect it from skis, etc. I left the switch in the original location on the starboard side, so both batteries are connected all the way across the width of the boat plus routing around corners, etc. No problems in 10 years.
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