kicker mount questions

[justhooked]

I'm putting a mercury 9.9bigfoot on my new boat. the kicker has a 25" shaft on it. My question is how much lift do I need in my mount. I don't want the motor dragging in the water when I'm on plane. The boat its going on is a 2001 trophy pro 2352wa.I have narrowed it down to a panther and garelick, they both seem to be well built. Is there a way to measure from the waterline to determine mounting position and lift?

I hope this makes sense to someone. Thanks

[danthebuilder]

I believe that flat horizontal plate above the prop should be lined up with the bottom of your hull in the location of the kicker. While you're running you can tilt the motor up and out of the water. There should be a bracket on it to the motor to hold it. Whatever you do... Don't let it bounce around or it'll eventually after many years put enough stress on your transom bracket to break it in half & fall off. (ask me how I know.)