Best way to Mount a Kicker Motor

[Fishn Technishn]

OK I have narrowed down the kinds of kickers I want to look at.

 

What is the BEST way to mount it? Am I better to get a long shaft motor and mount it directly to the transom? Or is it better to mount it on a Kicker Bracket. WHY? What are the advantages/disadvantages?

I'm totally in unknown waters on this one!!

 

FT

[Blue_Axela]

I'm mounting my 2 stroke Merc 9.9 directly on my transom. My Starcraft Starfire transom can handle it.

[Uncle Buck]

clamp it and bolt it to your transom...

 

if your transom can't handle the kicker on it, the kicker bracket will make it worse...

there is a lot of moment on the kicker brackets...

 

get a long shaft regardless, ensures it no coming out of the water in waves...

[Stoty]

What is the BEST way to mount it?

 

Tight!

[misfish]

Heres what I did with my 14 ft ,er.

I just clamp it on. It was a 6 hp evenrude. The main was a 25 merc. No issues,

Man I missed that boat now. Something about "keeping it simple" comes to mind.

 

Edited May 16, 2008 by misfish

[Want]

What misfish did. Works for me.

[rob v]

I would have to agree that mounting directly to the transom is the best option.

 

But, if a person had his hands on a short shaft at little or no cost and had a tight budget is there any way to use the kicker bracket effectively ? My thinking is that the kicker bracket would allow me to use the short shaft motor for the time being.

[wallyboss]

Rob V I'll let you know shortly cause that is exactly what I will setup on my boat.

[nofish4me]

......from the back, since it's a kicker.

 

 

Couldn't resist.