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Location: Green Bay, WI | Oh I definitely have a kicker on the boat--but I think your idea about a 15hp unit is a great one. One of the reasons I don't use the 9.9 Pro-Kicker when the wind is over about 15-20mph, is that (especially with the canvas up) the 9.9 just doesn't seem to give enough directional control, and I find myself turning the wheel constantly. It seems that I am always fighting the boat. I am strongly considering replacing it with a 15hp Pro-Kicker.
Another point about having a kicker, is for the added safety of having two engines. I am much more comfortable heading out 8-12 miles into Green Bay with two engines hanging out back there. If I had my "perfect" musky boat, it would be about 25 feet long with a pilot-house, and twin Honda 150's (or Verado 175's). The salt water guys troll with these engines for literally thousands of hours (especially the Honda guys, as those engines have been out much longer), without problems. I've talked to more of them than I can remember, over on The Hull Truth (THT) forum.
I noticed that at least two of the engines you've worn out were two-strokes...is this correct? What was the Yamaha engine--maybe all three were two-strokes? I am not implying anything, but from what the THT guys tell me, the bar has definitely been raised with today's new four-strokes.
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