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Tatonka posted 11-03-2008 10:59 PM ET (US)
Hello, Please help advise if it is acceptible to go with a 25 shaft length kicker on my '89 Montauk. It appears that most other owners go with the 20 kicker. Thanks. Jason
bloller posted 11-04-2008 10:06 AM ET (US)
The only problem I would see having a 25" shaft kicker would be that the motor would likely still be partly in the water when tiltled up. This would create quite a bit of spray. If you plan to use a bracket rather than clamping it directly to the transom, you will probably be okay. I have used various 20" shaft kickers and some are very close to the water while others not much so.
Tom W Clark posted 11-04-2008 11:39 AM ET (US)
Yes, the seventeen foot Whalers are designed for a 20" kicker motors clamped directly to the transom, port or starboard.
The use of a 25" shaft length kicker will result in the lower unit dragging in the water at some attitudes and a very slightly greater torsion on the transom from the kicker.

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Author	Topic: Kicker shaft length
Tatonka	posted 11-03-2008 10:59 PM ET (US) Hello, Please help advise if it is acceptible to go with a 25 shaft length kicker on my '89 Montauk. It appears that most other owners go with the 20 kicker. Thanks. Jason
bloller	posted 11-04-2008 10:06 AM ET (US) The only problem I would see having a 25" shaft kicker would be that the motor would likely still be partly in the water when tiltled up. This would create quite a bit of spray. If you plan to use a bracket rather than clamping it directly to the transom, you will probably be okay. I have used various 20" shaft kickers and some are very close to the water while others not much so.
Tom W Clark	posted 11-04-2008 11:39 AM ET (US) Yes, the seventeen foot Whalers are designed for a 20" kicker motors clamped directly to the transom, port or starboard. The use of a 25" shaft length kicker will result in the lower unit dragging in the water at some attitudes and a very slightly greater torsion on the transom from the kicker.