Posted by Joe Kriz on 04/28/17 - 11:05 AM
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Mjfnet wrote:
I have a Mercury 9.9hp kicker on my 2015 Montauk 170. I bought the bracket from Tanner Mfg. http://www.tannermfg.com/motorbrackets. A little pricey but a solid product. Works great don't even notice it when it is up. Mine is though bolted with 3 bolts above the step and three below.
I agree with Mjfnet, the Tanner bracket is a very good choice for any 150 or 170 models and maybe a few others.
Here is one mounted on another members 170
http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...r_id=11649
I always preferred a kicker for fishing.
I trolled from 6 to 8 hours a day fishing.
Regardless of 2 stroke or 4 stroke main engine, I would rather put 2,000 hours on a less expensive kicker motor then putting 2,000 hours trolling on a $12k or more motor.
Everyone has different uses.
Almost every Whaler I owned had a kicker.
http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...?user_id=4
A kicker also gives peace of mind when boating in areas with lousy Cell Phone/Marine Radio service and absolutely no Tow services available.
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