06-03-2022, 01:49 PM
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One thing that I'm surprised you have not considered or maybe worried about with you single engine setup, is breakdown. If you ever have an engine failiure you could be in big trouble, being that far out on the ocean for sure but even on any of our local lakes and even if it has never happened to you, it does not mean it can't or won't happen. You are taking chances being out anywhere without a backup engine and for that along it's worth having a kicker. Sure, you might say you have a two way radio but then you have to rely on others to rescue you and that is never a great policy, IMO. Self resure is a much better plan and being prepared, in case thing go bad, is the best way to do that IMO.
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I have had to use my kicker to get me back to the dock a couple times. Once on The Snake River I would likely have had to spend the night on the river without having a kicker. The alarm sounded that oil was not being injected into my outboard. I would have been afraid of burning up the outboard had I ignored the alarm. I also had to use my reserve can of gas to refuel the kicker about 3/4 of the way back to the dock.
One thing that I'm surprised you have not considered or maybe worried about with you single engine setup, is breakdown. If you ever have an engine failiure you could be in big trouble, being that far out on the ocean for sure but even on any of our local lakes and even if it has never happened to you, it does not mean it can't or won't happen. You are taking chances being out anywhere without a backup engine and for that along it's worth having a kicker. Sure, you might say you have a two way radio but then you have to rely on others to rescue you and that is never a great policy, IMO. Self resure is a much better plan and being prepared, in case thing go bad, is the best way to do that IMO.
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I have had to use my kicker to get me back to the dock a couple times. Once on The Snake River I would likely have had to spend the night on the river without having a kicker. The alarm sounded that oil was not being injected into my outboard. I would have been afraid of burning up the outboard had I ignored the alarm. I also had to use my reserve can of gas to refuel the kicker about 3/4 of the way back to the dock.