Bolting on kicker

[brihen]

What are your opinions on bolting on your kicker. I have an 8hp on a 16 ft aluminum hull,and it is currently only clamped on.I'm thinking of bolting it as well as recommended by Mercury,but am hesitant to drill holes in my transom.Also want to make sure I have it right where I want it first.Any opinions,thoughts or ideas? Also,if I do bolt it through the lower holes,I assume I would still use the clamps as well?Any thoughts would be appreciated,thanks.

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: Bolting on kicker

I'd recomend a kicker bracket. I found a used one for 30 bucks to clamp my 5.5hp Johnson onto. That way you can easily move it up or down depending on conditions and whatnot.

Panther makes a nice oneif you want brand-new, mine is a two pieces of plywood but the new ones are rot-free material.

I haven't bolted it on yet but it will make things easier to deal with. I'm going to just clamp it on tightly.