kicker motor

[fishsniffer]

i am putting a 15 hp 4 stroke merc.2006 on my 20ft boat for a kicker.any idea on what this thing might get for gph.i have heard 2 stroke formula @10 percent meaning [email protected][email protected] im thinking 4 strokes are more efficiant and i will be running appr.1 quarter throttle.

[Priority1]

A friends boat (21 ft FG) with a 9.9 2 stroke would use about 2-2.5 gallons for about 4 hrs of trolling. We never ran the 3 gallon tank completely out. That was at Walleye speeds. Fire up the 200 2 stroke on the same boat and a way different story. With the four stroke 15 you will get similar results.

[slipknot]

I'm running a 9.9 Johnson four stroke on my 21' fiberglass and the gas consumption is amazing. Amazing in a good way! Trolling at speeds up to 3.0 in heavy chop and wind, I'm still using less than a gallon an hour. (I really am being consevative here - I think its closer to 1/2 to 3/4 gph) I wish I had switched to a kicker a looong time ago. I was using upwards of 3 gallons per hour when I was using a trolling plate on my I/O.

[TheKingfisher]

I've been told by several Honda people that our 15HP Honda kicker should be running approx .2 GPH at trolling speeds on our 23 foot Islander.

[Nailer]

My 9.9 Honda uses about 1 gallon per 4-5 hours of trolling on my 19 Chrestliner.

[scott w]

I have a Yamaha 9.9 4-stroke, I can troll all day on about 2- 3 gallons