Kicker with twin 40s ???

Rooster 27509 · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:46 pm Post subject: Kicker with twin 40s ???

Anyone out there using a 10 HP kicker with main twin 40s?

If so will the 10 HP kicker be strong enough to move a 22 ft. C-Dory?

Sundog · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:26 pm Post subject:

I'm using a 5 horse with twin 50's and it pushes the boat just shy of 4knts on a calm day and in 2 foot chop it holds her into the waves and goes trolling speed.

Cheers,

Joe

C-Hawk · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 10:35 pm Post subject:

I have twin 40s on my 22' and have no trouble trolling 1 mile an hour with one engine in the ocean. When I'm on a lake, I use the trim tabs to slow me down to 1.5 miles an hour on 1 engine. Before I installed the trim tabs, I would run both engines--- 1 in forward and 1 in reverse to keep me down to 1 mile an hour.

thataway · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 9:48 pm Post subject:

For what it is worth, my 3.3 hp dinghy motor pushes the C dory at about 3 knots in calm water.

KenMcC · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 10:18 pm Post subject:

Hi, Rooster,

I have a 6 HP 1999 Merc. 2 stroke carbureted kicker that will push my 22 Cruiser at about 5.2 MPH (GPS) flat out in dead calm water.

Ken

Rooster 27509 · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 8:46 pm Post subject:

Thanks everyone for your feedback.
I think I have a line on a used 10 HP honda, but will need to look into how it would be mounted first.

Beer

from Jim

Chuck S · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 9:01 am Post subject:

You may have to resort to one of the sailboat kicker mounts which can be retracted up out of the water.

-- Chuck

chinook · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:06 pm Post subject:

Rooster:

I run twin Honda 40's, and have decided no kicker for me. Are you at all interested in a 1997 Johnson Sailmaster 8 hp, 25" shaft, alternator, but manual start. It has one hour on it, was my emergency motor on a four-ton Larson Cabrio 280. Would do well on a much lighter C-dory, and can recharge batteries too. $600 would do it for me, replacment nearly $2000 nowadays, but of course would be four stroke now. Mint shape not a scratch, white.

Riverrat on Chinook

Rooster 27509 · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 8:44 pm Post subject:

The more I look at this 10 HP kicker + the two 40 HP main engines the 10 HP may not be such a good thing to do.

Dragging a sea anchor may do the trick as long as I don't catch anything.

thanks to all

Jim

rascal · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 9:41 pm Post subject:

Hi,
if you have separate/redundant electrical systems and dual fuel filters with twins you already have a kicker. our twin 40's will troll down to 1.2mph or even less if you use a drift sock.
ras