Hello everyone. After being stranded and blown 3/4 mile down a lake last summer with our '07 1800MX 3L (bad ground wire as it turns out) and being a 5 hour ordeal to get home, I'm going to mount an 8 or 9.9 4 stroke kicker.
Any suggestions on whether or not an 8 is powerful enough? I will be using the boat in fresh and salt water. Don't plan on taking the boat out in massive seas, however, winds can pick up pretty quick.
Seems like the only option is to mount it on the narrow swim grid on the back (see pic) but all the mounting brackets I've found are meant to mount to a vertical or near vertical transom? Anyone know where I can find a horizontal mounting bracket (I'm in Canada)? Not sure if I'll have to have one custom built locally.
As for running the fuel line: I'd like to tie into the existing gas tank. How best to do this? A separate line into the tank or putting in a T in the existing fuel line with shut off? Are there any pressure issues with this? Can I externally mount a quick connect on the back of the boat that the kicker fuel line can connect into, saving me having to drill a much larger hole in the back of the boat that would allow the connect to fit through?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions and ideas,
Ken
Any suggestions on whether or not an 8 is powerful enough? I will be using the boat in fresh and salt water. Don't plan on taking the boat out in massive seas, however, winds can pick up pretty quick.
Seems like the only option is to mount it on the narrow swim grid on the back (see pic) but all the mounting brackets I've found are meant to mount to a vertical or near vertical transom? Anyone know where I can find a horizontal mounting bracket (I'm in Canada)? Not sure if I'll have to have one custom built locally.
As for running the fuel line: I'd like to tie into the existing gas tank. How best to do this? A separate line into the tank or putting in a T in the existing fuel line with shut off? Are there any pressure issues with this? Can I externally mount a quick connect on the back of the boat that the kicker fuel line can connect into, saving me having to drill a much larger hole in the back of the boat that would allow the connect to fit through?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions and ideas,
Ken
