What size kicker motor ??

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by GREYWOLF

Very good point SMOKE . considering I will have to carry a pre mix fuel tank , and find a place to mount it , I think I would be better to find a 9.9 4 stroke YAMAHA to draw of my 60 gallon belly tank which uses the same fuel line connector. But with a easy steer it would work I guess

I have an easy steer type unit on both of my boats. They work fine. Thing I like about them is I can raise or lower either of the engines and the other one will still work. Truthfully, since all I want to do is about 1 mph trolling, I just leave the main engine in the water anyways. Helps as a rudder when I want to make turns.
Now, as to the kicker engine itself, I have a 9.8 Merc 2 stroke on the V20, and an older 9.9 Honda 4 stroke on the V21. The slight extra weight of the Honda really isn't a problem, especially since I moved the battery forward. I liked the idea that I could run both engines on straight gas, since I use an electric VRO pump on my main engine (Merc 200), and on the V20 I use premix on both my main engine (Johnson 200) and the Merc 9.8. I guess my point is that it's a lot easier to carry only one type of gas (straight or premix) than to carry separate types for different engines.