FastFission
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Sep 3, 2011
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I got my old 6 hp kicker mounted this weekend, and I have a few questions about location. I located the kicker just aft of the port transom seat, as high as I could on the transom on an adjustable mount. The structural part of the transom stops about 2 inches above the bottom of the bootstripe. There's a bit of a step-out just above the bottom of the bootstripe, so I can't mount directly to the transom any higher.
As you can see in the second picture, the motor is a few inches too low at the lowest notch on the mount. I'm a little more concerned with the full-up position (third picture). It looks like the lower half of the prop will be in the water when I'm on plane.
I can get clear by tipping up the motor, which is probably how I'll run it with this configuration. I can't quite tip at the upper notch due to running into the transom, but the first notch down works pretty well.
Questions:
1. Does this arrangement look reasonable, or do I need to raise the mounting position? I can get the motor clear without tilting if I use a spacer plate between the mount and transom.
2. If I do decide to use a spacer plate, what material would you suggest. I'm thinking that I'd rather avoid wood outside the hull, but I'm not sure there's anything better.
3. Any issues with tilting for normal running on the outdrive? I figure I'll need to rig a bungee to keep the handle folded when I'm not using it, but I'll want that in any case.
I figure to try it out and see how things work once I do my spring launch (a couple of weeks away).
Thanks,
Carl
As you can see in the second picture, the motor is a few inches too low at the lowest notch on the mount. I'm a little more concerned with the full-up position (third picture). It looks like the lower half of the prop will be in the water when I'm on plane.
I can get clear by tipping up the motor, which is probably how I'll run it with this configuration. I can't quite tip at the upper notch due to running into the transom, but the first notch down works pretty well.
Questions:
1. Does this arrangement look reasonable, or do I need to raise the mounting position? I can get the motor clear without tilting if I use a spacer plate between the mount and transom.
2. If I do decide to use a spacer plate, what material would you suggest. I'm thinking that I'd rather avoid wood outside the hull, but I'm not sure there's anything better.
3. Any issues with tilting for normal running on the outdrive? I figure I'll need to rig a bungee to keep the handle folded when I'm not using it, but I'll want that in any case.
I figure to try it out and see how things work once I do my spring launch (a couple of weeks away).
Thanks,
Carl
