kicker motor set up help

[Trorun]

I have an Arima Sea Chaser with a 135 Honda as the main engine. Trouble is that I am having a frustrating issue with the throttle control. The throttle either rests at idle at about 600 rpms or kicks in past that area of play at about 1100rpms. This places the boat speed at 600 at about 1.1 mph and at about 1100 at 3.2mph. As you can see it is very tough to stay in the optimal area of 2.0 to 3.0 in trolling speeds. I am at the decision point of putting a kicker on the back

Any suggestions on the throttle and if not, can you lend any experiences or recommendations for setting up a bracket mounted kicker. Panther steering, trollmaster or controllking throttles etc. The Arima has an auxillary motor bracket already mounted on the port side.

Thanks in advance for any comments.

Bill Wike

[muskybob]

Trorun, you might consider trolling bags as an option instead of a kicker. Although, an extra motor is always a good safety factor.

[Trorun]

Thanks Musky Bob, i do have them and they do help. Can get in the way sometimes and mess up your speed indicator propellers on the transom in cross seas. The safety factor is another good reason as I have towed a number of single engines off that lake at various times. thanks again.

[stinger]

Tro.........I have a `02 Sea Ranger 19HT and went through all that hassle of trial & error with new linkage for the main engine, kickers/mounts of various types. We should probably do most of this over the phone seen as there is a lot to talk about because of the unique transom design of the Arima.

PM me your phone # and we’ll talk over the weekend.

This is my present setup with a Troll Master throttle control and this power bracket...> http://www.jrmarineproducts.com/

.........be prepared to spend some money.

[Trorun]

Ok thanks. My number is 625-4886. We live close to one another as I see you are from Binghamton. I live in Apalachin. If I am not home please leave a message. I will call you back. Thanks for your reply and offer to help.