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Looks like a great boat!

I have a champion 4000 max generator. Mine is not the electric start though. Bought it from Cabelas on sale for 299. It starts right up and is pretty quiet. Had it over a year but have never had to really use it. I start it up every now and again to let it warm up. I bought it to use if the power ever goes out for an extended period of time. Haven't had that happen since the purchase.

My shift/throttle controls are stiff too. You can try to inject wd40/other penetrant via syringe into the end of the cable and see if that works. If that doesn't work replacing them is the only other option I know of. I need to take care of mine this winter.

I will be ice fishing quite a bit. I also have to get my 9.9 prokicker all hooked up. New humminbird 788 combo should be here on Wednesday, so I have to install that too. Need to put in a new cd player and a new ship-to-shore. Geeze now that I think about it I better get crackin before the hard water.

I have a monark 190 king. Which is just an aluminum boat. I have a 9.9 mercury prokicker. I am just going to clamp the kicker on like usual. I ended up getting a piece of diamond plate for the outside of the transom. Still looking for the plate to go on the inside of the transom so I don't scratch sent up the boat tightening the hold down screws. Don't know why I am having a hard time finding one. My lund came with an inner kicker plate.

I am looking for a kicker plate so my prokicker doesnt scratch up/dent both sides of the transom. I have googled and failed to find much. Anyone know of a place that makes a nice piece? Found one guy who makes them on ebay, but the outer transom piece is going to be too small. I do have a piece of 1/8 inch stainless that I could make work. Just rather buy due to lack of thiime right now. Thanks, Brandon

Thanks prop nut! I ended up buying the prokicker with the 25 inch shaft. Has power tilt so I do not think I will have a hard time getting the kicker clear of the water while main is in use.

I went to gander mountain and bought all of their display swivels. Paid 27 for berts swivels and 39 for the traxstech 6 inch swivels. Go to your local gander and check it out.

I ran a 4 horse 4 stroke as a kicker on my 16.5 lund side console with a 90 horse main motor. In calm water it would push the boat 6.2 mph. It sipped gas. Could troll all day on 1 gallon. I think the 5 would be fine for walleye fishing boat kicker.

Great looking mount!

Thanks everyone! Looks like I am buying Jay D's 06 Mercury 9.9 Prokicker with the extra long shaft.

Thanks guys! if anyone has a line on a 20 or 25 inch shaft 4 stroke between 8hp and 9.9 hp let me know. Brand not a concern. Brandon

You sure do take nice pictures! Pretty sure my Blackberry could not take pics like that

Thanks Sherman! I have a 125 hp merc on my new boat. I want to put a kicker on it but from the top of the transom to the bottom of the hull where the kicker will go is 23 inches. I am limited to motors if I have to use a extra long shaft. I am trying to not use a jack plate. Brandon

Mercs are advertised as 20 inches for the long shaft, but I read that they are longer than the advertised 20 inches. Have you measured yours, or are you going by the advertised length? Thanks Brandon

I read that Mercury outboards have a longer long shaft than some of the other outboard manufacturers. I just need someone with a merc long shaft to measure where it would sit on the transom down to the top of the cavitation plate. Thanks in advance. Brandon

They are gone, got the last one. I wanted two but they only had one:( Brandon

The kicker is I had just gotten my Lund outfitted last winter for the big water and never even got the boat wet. Had some family issues and chose to sell it with new tracks, riggers, bert rod holders,etc. Now I am starting all over. I do have a better big water platform with my new boat though:) It is kinda fun transforming a boat into a fishing machine. Just wish the new boat had atleast one thing done already when I bought it!

Thanks for the help guys. I ended up going with the Humminbird 788 ci combo. It was on sale at Gander for $499 at gander plus another $50 off if you spent $250. Total with tax it was $476. I couldn't pass that up. Another thing to check off my list of things I need for the new boat! Brandon

I just bought a 19' Monark 190 King, which is an aluminum boat. It has a stepped transom. I measure the transom where I want to mount the kicker. It is 23" from the top of the transom straight down to the bottom of the hull. The lowest point of the hull (under the main motor) is 28 inches. Can I get away with running a long shaft (20 inches), or do I need to run a xl long (25 inches) shaft? I really don't want to run a bracket and hope one of the 2 will work. Thanks, Brandon

I should have sent him an email. I saw that he has special pricing for local guys.

Well I changed my mind...go figure! I ended up buying two new Big Jon electric Capt. Paks. I paid $545 for the pair combined. They were kinda stripped down though. They only have a clamp on rod holder instead of the 2 adjustables. It is also missing the ball cradle. They will get me in the game cheap. I was going to put them on traxstech track swivels anyway. I will buy the auto stops down the road if I think I need them. I feel better buying a michigan made product versus the Walkers that were Canadian made. Also like the sectional booms so I can find which lengths work well for me. Tip up booms are a plus too. Thanks for all the recommendations. Hopefully I can hit the big water before the year is over.

I think I am going to go with the Walker Kokanee Electrics. They have 3 foot booms, auto stops, and positive ion, and swivel mounts. For 384 each I didnt think that was bad. I am only going to run 2 off the sides towards the back of boat. Wish i could run them straight off the rear, but I have a seat that folds down into a casting platform that would get in the way. I found some used cannon 10 mags with 42 inch booms on ebay that I also liked, but they don't have the auto shut off. You guys seem to think the auto shut offs are the way to go to save time and gear. Thanks for the help, Brandon

Those water pics look like you were fishing in the bahamas. Beautiful pictures.

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