Hey guys I was wondering if it would be ethical to install a steering wheel in a 15-16 flat bottom Jon boat? I saw a YouTube vid and his turned out very noce

A friend of mine ran a 16' Lowe jon with a wheel for 25 years.

I think he means logical, but yeah if you plan on making a lot of long runs it would be more comfortable. I want to put a steering wheel amd console in my boat, but the steering and throttle cables are pricey. Small consoles can also be a task to find unless you make one yourself. People say it just takes up fishing space which I don't understand personally. I fish up front and my guest fishes on the back bench seat.

Console will take up a ton of space in a small boat. Stick with a tiller motor in a jon boat

If it's wide enough and you have the room.  After all, you can buy 16' jons with a little console and steering wheel already installed.

That's a lot of work, that's for sure. If I wasn't dead-set on it for a specific reason I'd just stick with the stick.

This system seems to be small enough and not over expensive:

 

http://www.boatstogo.com/central-console-inflatable-boat.asp

 

I think it would be a nice addition to any boat...

There will be some cost to it for sure. I'd check into the cost of controls and cables first as well as the cost to convert your tiller into remote steer unless you have a remote steer motor you can put on it. As far as the console, you could build your own pretty cheap, the controls will be the expensive part. 

my 16 footer came set up like this, im sure its factory.. but it definitely doesnt affect fishing space!

I think it would be morally reprehensible.  ;  )