Posted by gypsmjim on 04/28/17 - 2:57 PM
#9
Joe Kriz wrote:
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.
http://users.sisqtel.net/~jkriz/Outra...rage22.jpg
Now we're getting somewhere. The Tanner you show on a 170 is not a Tanner, but actually a Garelick. In fact, it's the one i had in mind.
I share your enthusiasm for Kickers. My "family boat" is used often in Lake Ontario for salmon trolling. The 9.9 is a 1984 model (so is the boat) and after about 650 hours she still runs like new. The Mercruiser has about 1250 hours. I would not have wanted to add all that running time at idle speed.
We're looking forward to the Montauk. It will be mainly for smaller water and vacation traveling. Also, my first experience with a 4-stroke OB.
Thanks so much for taking the time to post the pics.
Edited by gypsmjim on 04/28/17 - 2:58 PM