08-12-2015, 03:38 AM
I'll take some pics of my Sylvan tomorrow, so you can get an idea on how it should look but I'll go over some of your questions. Unless you don't have enough clearance on either side of your main motor, I would just mount it on your transom. The way to know if you have clearance is to set the motor on the transom, to see if it will fit. If it sits flush on the transom and does not hit on your side rail or your main motor, then it should work but you do need a little clearance to turn the motors from side to side. Also, once you buy a connecting rod, you should be able to turn both motors from side to side, without them hitting. Mine works fine in one direction but when I crank it hard the other way, the rod contacts the corner of my main motor cowling. I don't see this as a big issue in most cases but it could be, if I forced it to contact the cowling repeatedly. Instructions come with the connecting rod, on how to connected it to both motors. You do not leave you kicker motor down, when running your main motor. FYI, if you have auto pilot on your Minn kota, you can still use it to steer your boat, thats what I do with mine and it works great.
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