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Been doing some more reading - how do you prevent the kicker from pulling fuel from the I/O and then sucking air - also the other way around if you are running the main I/O?

Is the point to shutoff the gas from one so that it doesnt pull from the other? If you are using the kicker for trolling, isnt that a pain to do 3 times a trip?

Im even more confused now on what I should do about the fuel setup after reading that

Its my first time with an outboard so have a few questions. I have a 5.7 mercruiser I/O as my main motor. Im in the processing of adding a T9.9 Yamaha non-tiller kicker. 1) For the gas line, do I just get the fitting and attach a hose to it? Do I need a primer bulb and if yes, where do you install it on the line? What kind of fitting do you use to put it into the water separator for the main motor? 2) For main pos/negative connection, do you hook it directly to the the battery? 3) For the other electrical connection, do they make an extension to lengthen the cable to get it up to the throttle box? 4) I assume you just need to get longer shift/throttle cables if they current ones arent long enough.

Had a similar issue on mine a few years ago - it was the tank vent screen that was clogged in the anti-siphon valve.

Is it just a matter of the fact that you are completing the circuit and it sparks as the wire gets close enough to the terminal for the current to arc? The arc that you see is the total current demand of all things that demand power as soon as you hook the cable up.

Looking for Adventure Marine fixed kicker bracket in the USA if possible. They are based in Canada and the shipping is $60 which makes it a $400 bracket. Anyone have a used one or a place to buy new in the USA?

So I think I settled on a Yamaha T9.9 - should I be looking for a tiller or full remote? Id put an itroll on it and connect it to my main I/O.

I have a cable steer boat with power steering assist. I have a raymarine EV200 with the a sport pilot that connects to the steering wheel. A friend of mine is looking to add autopilot to their boat. The boat is a 2006 cruisers express 300 I/O Im pretty sure its cable from the wheel to a hydraulic assist ram but not really sure. The ram in the back is part number 15293-c Does that mean that you cant use the newer Raymarine hydraulic units?

Can you send me some pics please

I have 2 of the biggest Cabelas AGMs on the boat - dont ask me how but my orange alternator wire broke once and the boat still ran for an entire trip

Looking at a 2012 9.9 Merc Pro Kicker right now with power tilt 20" shaft for around 2k. Sound like a good deal to push a 1989 Cobia 25'?

Kicker motor questions Looking to add a kicker motor over the winter. I'd like to be able to track down a 9.9 25" shaft Mercury bigfoot. Is this big enough for a 25ft Cobia Cuddy Cabin. Boat specs are 1989 Cobia Boats/Robalo ODYSSEY 265FC 5000lbs Currently the boat has an 5.7 I/O with cable steering with a power steering pump. Its controlled with an Raymarine EV-200 autopilot (wheel pilot). It seems to turn fine without power steering. So is the kicker big enough or should I look for a 15hp model? Should I just use the kicker for thrust and turn the boat with the main I/O or should they be connected?

Yeah check the main ground/power wires. Most of the time I've had problems with electronics it ended up being corrosion on the terminal connection to the fuse panel or the fuse itself. Corrosion can also cause a slight loss in voltage so you have to check for actual voltage to the pins on the back of the cord and not just continuity. Do you leave your fishhawk on the boat or to you unplug and replug it every time?

If you are catching them on small spoons or stickbaits, they are going to come off every time with their aggressive nature and easily ripped mouths. Peanut flies are the way to go since they are trebble with the tinsel wrapped right on it which gives them nothing to torque/twist against. Running close to the boat (they are attracted to the boat anyways) means less reeling time and their diet is more geared towards bugs this time of the year so they are up toward the surface. In Milwaukee we had a freak class of them that stayed around all year. By the end of the year it was impossible to tell them apart from 3 year old kings they were so big - many in the 10 to 12lb range. At that point you have to throw out the gum color ID - we had to count anal fin sticks to tell them apart....man last year was fun.