Outboard Kicker Bracket

BONeal

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Hello All,<br />I just purchased a Merc. 9.9 05 4 stroke and I'm looking for a kicker bracket. Any suggestions on an economical yet good one. I have a 14ft. aluminum Grumman Rogue with a 25hp. I do have some concerns about drilling holes to mount the bracket, in terms of sealing. Any suggestions? Hopefully I wont' have to drill below the water line. I've looked on Cabelas and contacted local dealers and the average price is around 300 bucks. Again, any experiences or suggested plates would be helpful.
 

dajohnson53

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Re: Outboard Kicker Bracket

Seal with a good marine grade silicone. As for brands, I have a Garelick, and it's very well made, but there are others out there as well. If I were buying a new one, I'd try to actually look at and operate a couple, with a motor on it, to see if it worked well. I also would oversize it a little, and would also consider reinforcing the transom where I mounted it if there were any concern about trailering.
 

BONeal

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Re: Outboard Kicker Bracket

Johnfromfla, how did you like the bracket.
 

Johnfromfla

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Re: Outboard Kicker Bracket

It was a quality bracket. It was polished stainless, and it had excellant spring pressure. I would buy another one. I see if I can check on my ebay history and find out if the link I gave you was from the same merchant...
 

BONeal

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Re: Outboard Kicker Bracket

JohnFromFla... That would be great. I'm very interested. I appreciate all the feedback.<br /><br />Thx.
 

Johnfromfla

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Re: Outboard Kicker Bracket

I was not able tp find it, but I emailed the guy for you to see if he can give you the hook up!
 

Johnfromfla

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Re: Outboard Kicker Bracket

Hey, man! Good news! He said he would hook you up with the same deal he gave me for $100. He charged me $10 to ship. Email me at fastervw@msn.com and I will cc the reply he sent me back so you guys can close the deal!<br /><br />Later,<br /><br />John
 
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