what size kicker for hanford reach type water

[justinspotanske]

I have a 93 raider osprey 18 ft aluminum boat with a yamaha v4 115hp main. What would be a good kick er size that would do hanford ok. All other fishing will be lake so hanford is the fastest water it would see . I have a great chance at a yamaha 8hp . Would that be enough to gain headway going against the current

[Steelheadin360]

Ah the Reach. Most of the time the flows are managable thru that stretch of the river. I have an 8 HP on my 20' Customweld and it does fine, sometimes I do wish I had a little more power. I think an 8hp will be fine on your set up. Just make sure your main is running good and starts quick in case you ever get in a jam!

[Bodofish]

If you want to get anywhere, I'd say at least 9.9 regular kicker. You would have no trouble tolling with a 6 or 8 hp in the high thrust config. On the river, more is always better. You can always throttle down but once you're at full throttle, there aint no more!

[G-Man]

If the motor you are looking at is a High Thrust model, it should be up to the task. If it isn't, check to see if it can take something like the Solas Amita 4 bladed 5 pitch model. I put one on my 8HP Johnson to push around my 18.5' Raider, made a big difference.

[Bodofish]

If the motor you are looking at is a High Thrust model, it should be up to the task. If it isn't, check to see if it can take something like the Solas Amita 4 bladed 5 pitch model. I put one on my 8HP Johnson to push around my 18.5' Raider, made a big difference.

I've been thinking about one of those for a long time. Did you put a 10 or a 9.25 on it? I've also been thinking of upgrading the old 9.9 prop on the crab boat. it's bumped the tracks a few times.

[C-money]

I run a 8hp Mercury on my boat and it does just fine on the reach. The 8hp should work great for you as well. Did you end up getting it?