"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Aug 9, 5:25 pm, "CalifBill" wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message

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On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:22:58 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Having my kicker mount finally failing yesterday on a very bumpy dirt
road has given me the excuse to buy a good mount but I am not sure if
any non-fixed mount will work. Just about any mount that drops the
kicker into the water hangs ir out where it is a long lever arm that
can bounce up and down prone to failure after lots of bouncing.
Suggestions?

My kicker mount, no longer in use, has a stainless steel strap on the
side that you can engage to lock the mount in the up position. I've
had it a long time but I believe it is this one:

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|294|314561&id=835273

Most moveable mounts I have seen say not to transport the motor on the
mount.

CalifBill: Excellent point so I read thru the Garelick motor mount
manual and they specifically say not to transport the motor on the
mount. I am not going to put that heavy motor on the mount every time
I take her out (or at least do not want to), any ideas? This is my
"use it to get back home just in case" kicker that I have used when
the primary 90 hp got clogged with weeds.

I had an OMC bracket. First bracket broke and motor was hanging on by one
bolt that had not broken. Next OMC bracket cracked some brackets and the
transom. So I had a fixed bracket built and welded on the boat. Aluminum
boat. No problems for the last 7 years, and I now run a heavier Yamaha T-8
motor.