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| i put a kicker (Merc 9.9 ProKicker) on my Tuffy 1890 primarily for trolling and it worked great for that. smooth running, good power and will troll down slow, quick power tilt/trim, just an all-around great motor. i was happy with the speed range it would run (<1mph - 5.4mph) and the control it provided.
as grif mentioned it also means peace of mind having a backup motor if something should happen. on the first day of the PI Outing this year, i'd forgot to charge my batteries for awhile and couldn't get my big motor started mid-day. running the kicker to get us across the lake and put a surface charge on the battery so that i could crank the main motor sure made a difference.
i also used the kicker a couple of times this year to hold boat position in big wind. it's much easier to put the kicker in gear real slow to hold your place and just use the electric for steering instead of wearing out your electric's batteries fighting strong wind or current. there's been a couple of good boat-control articles on this in recent muskie magazines.
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