What size kicker?

[namegos]

Our 26 foot 1979 SeaRay Sundancer is propelled by a single screw 260 MerCruiser I/O.
To safely fish Isle Royale (Lake Superior) this boat needs a kicker (get back) motor.
Hoping to hear some advice from anybody who's successfully added a motor/bracket/control system to a boat of this size and weight.

 

[ondarvr]

For a boat that size and on water like that, you'll need something in the 20+HP (high thrust model) range to really make it move in bad weather. If you were on different waters you could get by with a smaller motor.

​26' footers here use 9.9 and 15HP kickers for fishing, but if your goal is to get you back in nasty weather the larger motor will work better

 

[Scott Danforth]

Going out in Lake Superior to Isle Royal, i would want twins. However as ondarvr stated, a good bracket and a 20hp

Lake Superior doesnt give up its dead

Have EPIRBs, a dinghy and a good radio

 

[fishin98]

A good solid mount and a 15hp properly propped will do the trick.