Kicker motor mounting height on WX2060 w/setback

  • dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
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    April 13, 2016 at 9:51 am #1613322

    Is it a 20″ or 25″ shaft?

    sod_farmer
    Sioux City, Iowa
    Posts: 33
    April 17, 2016 at 2:37 am #1613896

    Sorry I am so slow in responding, but I have been out of town and away from my computer.
    The shaft is 25″. It is the package that Skeeter is currently putting out with the WX2060.

    huskerdu
    Posts: 592
    April 17, 2016 at 6:33 am #1613900

    My kicker 25″ will come out in 3-4′ foot waves. Never tried to use it in reverse?
    Are you using the kicker to slow down when trolling with the wind? Filling the live well will help.

    sod_farmer
    Sioux City, Iowa
    Posts: 33
    April 17, 2016 at 10:31 am #1613939

    The same kicker on my wx1900 never came out of the water in high waves and had a lot rear thrust when needed. I’m questioning whether my kicker is mounted properly with the 8″ setback. I understand that if the main motor is mounted on a setback, that the kicker needs to be mounted on a setback also. I am hoping that there is more than one way to assemble the setback for the kicker that would place it at a lower level.
    Could someone at SBC comment on this? Have any of their customers with this boat noticed anything similar to my experience?

    Dean Marshall
    Chippewa Falls WI /Ramsey MN
    Posts: 5853
    April 20, 2016 at 9:58 am #1614710

    Sod,
    Sorry, we are pretty hectic these days trying to get boats ready & rigged. I just ran my 2190 with setback this past weekend with no issue. Fyi, the kicker & setback are shipped loose and the dealer installs if I recall correctly. If you could email or post a few pics of the actual install, that might help to see how or what is the actual application.

    sod_farmer
    Sioux City, Iowa
    Posts: 33
    April 21, 2016 at 9:31 am #1614918

    Thanks Dean. Here are a couple of pictures. It looks like there are mounting holes that could drop the height almost two inches unless there is some reason it would interfere with the main engine steering linkage.

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    Bryan Myers
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    April 21, 2016 at 12:19 pm #1614967

    Hey sod, from the pictures it looks like the set back is mounted to the boat fine but the engine defiantly needs to slide down the rest of the way. When I mount the engine I always put it down all the way and then the holes that are pre drilled in the set back will line up almost perfect with the mounting holes on the engine bracket. I normally will just have to run a 5/16″ drill bit through the holes to be able to get the bolts in.

    sod_farmer
    Sioux City, Iowa
    Posts: 33
    April 21, 2016 at 2:32 pm #1614993

    Hey Bryan-
    Thanks! I will get it lowered.

    sod_farmer
    Sioux City, Iowa
    Posts: 33
    May 5, 2016 at 8:50 am #1617469

    Got it lowered to the lowest hole. Problem solved!

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