N2013
Well-Known Member
I fish out of a 16' Crestliner Sportsman, thus only have 1 motor, a 30HP yammy. It's a max rated motor for the boat and the boat only has a 20"-ish freeboard at the stern so I don't want to add more weight on the stern. I wouldn't want to permanently mount a kicker there, but wouldn't mind having a spare kicker in the bow for a backup. Something small like a 4 or 6hp as we often make long runs in the boat to less than popular areas. It'd be strictly used as a backup. Anyone have any experience or advice on this? We currently store a beach anchor system up front to help add some weight to the bow so I'm not worried about the extra weight in the boat. More curious to know if I'd be looking for a 2 or 4 stroke as the motor might be under the forward bench seat and leg/prop up toward the bow. I'd also have to be secured and protected from the pounding as well. A new boat isn't in the cards yet so I'm trying to keep making this boat as safe and seaworthy as I can.