Shakedownscott
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2011
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- 179
Hello,
Just bought a 1955 5.5 Hp kicker motor to go with a 25 Hp big twin. I have been looking for a CD-12 kicker for quite a while, think it is going to look real nice when its all done. I am realy excited to have them both on the boat. After mounting both motors it became obvious that I would need to link them for steering or they would hit each other.
![kicker 1.jpg kicker 1.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/139/139888-1325d90485d3bb7566383df2f89bbd08.jpg)
Even with them linked I don't think I will be able to get full swing of the motors. I think I need about 1/2 to 1" more distance between motors.
Right now I am planning on making linkage to join the two motors as sketched below.
![kicker 2.jpg kicker 2.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/139/139889-1beff2168678b284a6a138d016274ff7.jpg)
Would it be Ok to shift the bigger motor over a bit for clearance or will thiss mess up how the boat handles? Other alternative would be to cut the corner brace of the boat shorter. I don't really like this idea, but would probably work.
What type of hardware do you use to make the linkage between motors? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Just bought a 1955 5.5 Hp kicker motor to go with a 25 Hp big twin. I have been looking for a CD-12 kicker for quite a while, think it is going to look real nice when its all done. I am realy excited to have them both on the boat. After mounting both motors it became obvious that I would need to link them for steering or they would hit each other.
![kicker 1.jpg kicker 1.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/139/139888-1325d90485d3bb7566383df2f89bbd08.jpg)
Even with them linked I don't think I will be able to get full swing of the motors. I think I need about 1/2 to 1" more distance between motors.
Right now I am planning on making linkage to join the two motors as sketched below.
![kicker 2.jpg kicker 2.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/139/139889-1beff2168678b284a6a138d016274ff7.jpg)
Would it be Ok to shift the bigger motor over a bit for clearance or will thiss mess up how the boat handles? Other alternative would be to cut the corner brace of the boat shorter. I don't really like this idea, but would probably work.
What type of hardware do you use to make the linkage between motors? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.