salmoseine

Post you're purchase interest in the Finger Lakes section of LOU... more likely to get a response

Man rescued from Lake Ontario as boat sinks https://www.rochesterfirst.com/new-york-state/man-rescued-from-lake-ontario-as-boat-sinks/

DISREGARD.... WRONG DATE... ooops New York Power Authority boat Breaker II brings sections of the ice boom into the inner harbor, as crews began to remove it from Lake Erie, March 22, 2021. https://buffalonews.com/multimedia/photos-new-york-power-authority-crews-remove-ice-boom-from-lake-erie/collection_4b7dafa0-8b37-11eb-a9af-efe0aa754e40.html#1

Rather than thinking of a 2nd engine as a "kicker", think in terms of auxiliary power. The auxiliary power should be of sufficient size to maintain headway and steerage in a blow. Many a "kicker" choice is selected/sized for trolling applications (using main power for trolling in rougher conditions), but the "kicker" cannot maintain headway/steerage if the main power fails in rough conditions. Don't undersize a "backup"...

Be careful... in many tournaments and likely NYS waters, that might be interpreted as an illegal fish. “Landing nets may be used in completing the catch of a fish hooked by angling“.