[chumbucket]

No problem. Mine is through bolted with stainless carriage bolts. Seems very solid. My motor's been running like a champ and the bracket sometimes gets in the way. I know what you mean about feeling uncomfortable out there and I know from some of your posts on THT that your going to be targeting B.F. Tuna. So it's probably a good idea. I had the kicker setup on my previous Grady White because of the same feeling. How are you thinking of rigging it? I went with a Yamaha 9.9hp 4 stroke with electric start so I was able to feed it off the main tank and not have to worry about oil mix. Main engine was oil injected. I used it many times for trolling and had the EZ-Steer link bar so I could steer from the helm once I set my speed. Worked out well for that and was better than running a 225hp motor at idle speeds all day long. Always seemed to gum up the works on the big motor not to mention the fuel savings. Good luck with it.