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Team Rock On · 01-19-2003, 07:00 AM

My last boat had a kicker. It was a 23' WA Sea Ox that was built like a tank, very heavy. The 9.9 pushed it along at 6 knots, more times than I'd have liked. It also allowed me to troll very slowly as the 225 OB's lowest trolling speed was over 3 knots. I used the 225 as a rudder when trolling, which worked well unless it was real windy. Although it was electric start you could still pull start it if you killed your batteries, and jump start the main engine. I'd get a kicker, in addition to SeaTow, if I was planning on going out alot.

01-19-2003, 07:00 AM	#3
Team Rock On Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 305	My last boat had a kicker. It was a 23' WA Sea Ox that was built like a tank, very heavy. The 9.9 pushed it along at 6 knots, more times than I'd have liked. It also allowed me to troll very slowly as the 225 OB's lowest trolling speed was over 3 knots. I used the 225 as a rudder when trolling, which worked well unless it was real windy. Although it was electric start you could still pull start it if you killed your batteries, and jump start the main engine. I'd get a kicker, in addition to SeaTow, if I was planning on going out alot.