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Originally Posted by willy
Short shaft and if I had smaller lakes with HP restrictions like I had I would go with the 9.9
If general boating, emergency get back home and trolling were my only concerns then a 15 HP for sure.
My 9.9 pushed my 86 V20 Cuddy at 10 mph with a couple of guys on board. But that was not fighting any current or wind to speak of. I think a 20-25 would be ideal as long as you had a good quality bracket and the engine weight was not to much
I had the 9.9 because a lot of lakes here in the peoples republic of NJ have restrictions.
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As to brackets, I use an EEZ-IN bracket. It's adjustable rather than fixed so you can lower the engine when you need it and raise it out of the water when you don't. Pretty much identical to this one on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/outboard-mot...item3cbd9ef41f
Even with the up and down travel of the kicker I have it connected to my main engine so I can steer from the helm station. (Although, truthfully it's a PITA sometimes because I have to walk back to the kicker anytime I want to adjust the engine speed) If you get one of these brackets, just make sure that you get one rated for the HP size engine you are going to hang on it since they come in several different capacities. 
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