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No mounting bracket at all per Boston Whaler recommendation.
Mount it directly on the transom just as I showed you in my link above.
What side depends on how you are going to use the kicker.
With controls on the console or manually from the stern and, which brand of kicker as the control cables come out on different sides for different brands.