07-28-2017, 03:04 AM
I had a 2.5 merc. as a kicker on a 17 ft glass center console it was enough to troll up to 2.6 mph. And troll for 4 hours on a quart of premix. Had it linked to my 75 hp merc. For steering, now I run a 8 hp. Yamaha four stroke, linked to my 150 for steering (hydraulic) I put a troll master throttle control on it and I would never go back to a cable type throttle control, it will adjust in tenths of mph, the Yamaha is very quiet, and will troll at .8 and up to 5.5 pushing a 21 ft aluminum boat, the 8 horse in most brands of motors are twins so they run smoother, than the 6 and less models, but the small motors are lighter so that's a plus for them. a friend of mine put a 15 hp four stroke on a 20 ft center console and the weight made it very hard to not start proposing , he wished he had gone smaller, just more stuff to consider.....
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