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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | I've got a 2008 Pro Kicker 9.9 on my Tuffy X-190. It barely makes 5.5mph wide open with the big motor up and for normal trolling speeds musky fishing it runs pretty near wide open all the time. As a result it sucks more gas than you would think. I wanted the 15 but it wasn't available when I got the boat. Now I'm waiting for an E-TEC 15 to come out before I replace it. I am not impressed with the low speed idle characteristics. Even after I regapped the plugs that came set wrong from the factory according to the owners' manual, it still is kind of rough at the lowest speed. It cold starts harder than any small motor I've ever had except for an Evinrude 2-stroke vintage 1990 that fouled plugs a lot and a 1952 Merc 10 HP we used to have on a 14 footer. Even when it's warm out you need to choke it and wait for it to warm up a bit before you dare take the choke off and put it in gear. On the good side the self centering strap is slick and the power trim is worth every penny for fine tuning the motor position. It's an OK motor over all but I expected more. |
