Angler 19 Kicker Shaft Length?

K

Kahana

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Hey Gang, my 6hp Yamaha kicker gave up the ghost. Looking to replace with slightly larger 8-10hp because trolling in place in a strong tide isn't all that productive :wink .

Quick question, what length shaft should I be looking for -- guessing 20"????

Appreciate your insight! Thanks, K
 
I just use my main for trolling, I sit sideways in the helm seat and can watch my pole, control my speed, see where I am going, and check my sonar. I've been running with a E Tec main for 12 years. My kicker is a Tohatsu 6, its the 20 inch standard length. My prop is just touching the the top of the water when the kicker is in the all the way up position.. If I am motoring thru bigger waves with the kicker, the prop will come out of the water sometimes, but if I went to the 25" long shaft, my prop would be dragging all the time when in the up position. My kicker is mounted to a fixed bracket that is mounted to a C Dory swim platform. Between trolling and crabbing and shrimping my E-T gets a lot of time at idle, bit it also gets run hard a lot. Since I switched from Champion to NKG plugs I haven't has any trouble with fouling or burning out the center electrodes. It is an E-T thing.
 
I'd do a lot of measuring before I decided between a long shaft and short shaft, to find out which one you need.

If you have a moveable outboard mount, such as Garelick, put in the down position and then measure how far it is to the water. One does not want the gearcase submerged too far. The motor dealer can tell you how far to submerge it. A C-Dory doesn't have the freeboard of a sailboat. so the motor will be closer to the water.

I had a long shaft Honda and when I replaced it I was able to use a short shaft. The short shaft fit better and didn't get in the way when it was stowed.

Boris
 
I have an Angler 19 also. I bought a Garelick tilting bracket and a standard shaft Honda 5 hp kicker. With the bracket up and the kicker tilted up, the motor is high and dry. I have plenty of depth with the bracket tilted down. I think a long shaft might drag when tilted up.

Good luck with your search!
 
Think y'all are right

My old Proline was nearly flat in the stern

And I had a 15" shaft kicker on it with the same bracket

The 25 for a sailboat would probably be too long

Maybe a 20"
 
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