Pics of my kicker set-up

[a70eliminator]

1956 Fishermen mounted and ready for action, notice the waterline across the transom, that's with me sitting at the tiller. I've designed a steering link to the main so I won't have to sit back there, the transom is scary low already with the added weight of the motor itself, moved 1 battery to bow and other one to port. I think weight is going to be my biggest concern. One photo motors up, one photo motors down.
Crap pics comming soon. editing size cut half the photo need to do a retake.

 

[Lion hunter]

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Could you do a close up of your steering link as well. I need to get my 9.5 mounted up one of these days

 

[a70eliminator]

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Tomorrow I'll have the pics up, the link is nothing short of a 18" length of stainless tubing with heim joints threaded into either end, attaching to your motors can be challenging, fortunately I was able to affix on mine without drilling any holes.

 

[a70eliminator]

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Pictures:

 

[Lion hunter]

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Looks great! I like it

 

[a70eliminator]

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First time out with it tonight and it handles great, the main engine turning with the kicker makes it very maneuverable, I was trolling a crankbait when this catfish took it, 30" channel cat.

 

[Bifflefan]

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Nice looking set-up...

 

[Home Cookin']

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did you make the steering rig?
I take it the kicker "controls" are not hooked up; you just put it in gear and set the speed at the kicker and leave it? If so how do you maintain constant speed?
Seperate fuel lines?

 

[a70eliminator]

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Good question, so far I've only used speeds just above idle and the throttle grip stays where I've put it and yes I put it in gear set the speed and take a seat at the helm and steer, I haven't experimented with more power to see if the throttle will stay put but it does seem to stay put at positions just above idle when trolling. I made the link rod myself not much to it, the kicker bracket I formed from a length of 1" wide aluminum and attached using the existing bolts. It uses a seperate fuel supply with pressurized tank plus different mix ratio, I think 50:1 would damage this old motor.

 

[windsors03cobra]

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Nice looking set up and good old motors huh ?

 

[a70eliminator]

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Definately dependable motors, the big one is a gas guzzler, I can troll for hours it seems on a gallon with the 5 hp.