swimmin' for shore
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Oct 25, 2004
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- 490
As an add-on to yesterday's question about the necessary kicker for my 21' Reinell cuddy, now I'm trying to find a motor to purchase. Thank you all for your patience on this. Learning boats is a whole, broad new world, but I'm learning. <br />I'm definitely on a budget. I'd love to be able to go out and purchase the perfect kicker right off the bat, but it doesn't work that way when you work for the government. I'm finding a much bigger selection of used SS kickers, and they're much cheaper. Can I take a SS and mount it lower on the transom to use as a kicker and trolling motor? Please provide the pros and cons of the following setup:<br />I want to add a kicker, obviously. 15 to 30 hp, depending on what's available. I was looking to tie it to the outboard of my I/O, in order to be able to steer from the helm. I've only been looking at electric start motors, with helm controls thus far. Again, this motor will be used as the obvious backup, and to troll in the Puget sound, which provided approx. 7 to 10 foot swells, tops. Please advise. Thank you in advance.