CREWING A KICKER TO TRANSOM

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hank schneider

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Hello Again
Got my 9.9 Honda Kicker. Will not fit over my transom. Can I remove the bolt and screw it to the transom? It was described as a 20" shaft but it seems to sit a little low - might be a 25". I can build up a mount which will raise the motor and allow for mounting. Any Photos of what folks have done?
Thanks again
Hank
 
Hank
My 9.9 Yamaha kicker sits on a mini jack plate bolted to the transom on the port side. Raises the motor up about four inchs and back about two and a half inchs. Sorry dont have pictures
Chuck
 
If you go to "Our C-Dory's" at the top of the page ,
go down to #54 Anita Marie
double click on Anita Marie
Then open the photos "Anita Marie"
The first sub album is "Sucia"
The first picture shows a starboard mounted kicker on a fixed plate

not mine, and a bigger boat, but that's what it looks like
another view lower on page "Robin from stern 2"

If you take something like a long 2x4 and hold it to the boat bottom where the kicker will be mounted. That plane is about ideal as a goal for the level of the first plate above the prop. An inch or two lower won't hurt performance at all, you'll just hit bottom in 2" deeper water than perfect.

The further you go back the further you can come up from that plane,
maybe 1/2" per inch back.

Chris
 
Well, Hank, you get to mount your kicker as you wish, but a lot of people use a Garelick outboard mount as shown:

outboard_bracket.jpg

This allows one to do a lot. Obviously one can raise and lower the motor with the bracket. The upper position keeps the motor out of the water. We use the lower to load the motor when we launch Journey On, and when we drive Journey On with the small outboard. We also use the lower position when we transfer the motor to the dingy as shown here:

HOIST_DINGHY_1.sized.jpg


The one shown is what the factory gave us, and it's gone up in price, but is a good one.

Boris
 
Hank did you remove your swim step or did you look for the L bracket I still don't know how to post pictures otherwise i would . Maybe someone can help out here send pictures of a motor mount that goes on a swim platform
 
What motor bracket would you suggest if someone has twins in the back? Are there specific motor brackets that would work better than others? I have twin Honda 40s and have been thinking about a motor bracket for my kicker.
 
What I was trying (poorly) to ask is: Is your kicker removed for major trailering or is the Garelick strong enough that you have no worries about damage to the kicker, bracket or boat under most road conditions?

Thank you, Chris
 
bshillam":309bmg24 said:
What motor bracket would you suggest if someone has twins in the back? Are there specific motor brackets that would work better than others? I have twin Honda 40s and have been thinking about a motor bracket for my kicker.
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My goodness, how many engines do you need? With twins, you normally don't worry about that!

Charlie
 
bshillam":21z5sbfg said:
What motor bracket would you suggest if someone has twins in the back? Are there specific motor brackets that would work better than others? I have twin Honda 40s and have been thinking about a motor bracket for my kicker.
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The word I get is that with 40s you can successfully troll by just running one of your 40s at a time. Would like confirmation of this from those who have done it, though...

Warren
 
I hung our kicker on a Mini Jacker mount. Got the info from Chris on C-weed. Don't have any pics of it yet. It made a big difference in ease of use as opposed to the original way I hung it right on the transom. The Mini Jacker is cast aluminum and simple..no moving parts to wear out.

Rick
 
I had an OMC mount that was similar to the Garlick that some people mentioned above mounted on my Whaler. The kicker was a Yamaha T9.9 electric start. The kicker bracket constantly bounced while underway, and I broke several of the Yamaha motor mounts (the aluminum part that clamps to the bracket or transom) over the years. Eventually I didn't think it was worth the hassle of the kicker and sold it.

If I had twins on the C-Dory I certainly wouldn't get a kicker. If I do decide to get a kicker I'd go with the mini jacker thing mentioned above. No moving parts is very appealing...
 
We do trailer with a Honda 15 Electic start on Garlick bracket, but also take some strain on our Gauerhar davit, which will keep it from bouncing on the bracket.

If you have twins, probably there is no need for a kicker. There are plates which will slow a boat even further by deflecting the prop wash downward, and get trolling speed down to tenths of a knot.

Dont consider "screwing" but through bolt for safety if you have have to.
 
What I am trying to do is find a location for the kicker that i use on the tender. Not to troll with the C-dory. Last year when we were enjoying the San Juans I spent way too much time moving it about the cockpit and would like to find a different solution.
 
Chris asked:
Is your kicker removed for major trailering or is the Garelick strong enough that you have no worries about damage to the kicker, bracket or boat under most road conditions?
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My Garelick is through-bolted mounted through the transom. I never take the 9.9hp kicker off the Garelick bracket - no worries, no hesitations. There are numerous positions for raising & lowering the kicker via the bracket; and, in the complete up position, there are no worries regarding this bracket w/ kicker attached for trailering.

Norm
 
We keep the dinghy motor on the Garlick bracket--and use the davit to transfer to the dinghy--no bending over and risk of droping the motor.
I also keep a pad on the cockpit railing, which the dinghy motor can be clamped to, if I am using a larger kicker. I pad the lower unit with a scrap of carpet when the motor is inside of the cockpit mounted on the railing. (use on both the 25 and Tom Cat)
 
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