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tlax011

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My modern kicker actually put out more charge than my old OMC engine did. With my Mercury pro kicker it never fags out no matter how much we are doing.

I also carry extra jumper cables to charge if a helper boat is needed. Before I got the kicker, I drained a battery and died. Thank goodness a boat came over with jumper cables and got me going again. You can get in a lotta trouble if you run out of electric out there and bilge isn't functioning.

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Adding another battery in the transom area with this additional kicker engine hanging on the transom can cause a dangerous condition upsetting the designed balance of the boat. Think of a wave coming over the transom.


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14 hours ago, jimski2 said:

Adding another battery in the transom area with this additional kicker engine hanging on the transom can cause a dangerous condition upsetting the designed balance of the boat. Think of a wave coming over the transom.


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Certainly depends on size and type of boat. I have never had any waves come over any part of my 18 ft. Whaler from any direction despite having 2 batteries, 3 gal gas tank, and a 4 stroke 9.8 onthe back.

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I actually have 3 deep cycle batteries back there. One is connected solely to the autopilot. I also have a 70 hp and a 9.9 kicker. 19 foot fairly deep boat. Water comes into the well once in awhile​ but certainly nothing to worry about. It may help that the boat is rated for a 130 hp and I am under powered! But it gets me along at 22 mph.

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