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That bracket was on the boat when I bought it.
I hate those knuckle busting adjustable brackets.
Either right on the transom if you can or the stationary bracket.
The adjustable brackets bounce too much when either trailering or on the water. I would avoid those if at all possible.
Thanks for the feedback.
I take it 20" is the recommended shaft length for kickers on small whalers in the 17'-19' range?
I finally came across photos of a 19 Outrage II with a kicker mounted. I post this link because Jackmuffin's Montauk 190 is a similar size with a similar (single notch) transom:
The above owner is using an outboard bracket with vertical lift, rather than a fixed bracket. Is it me, or does that outboard shaft look more like a 25" ? Maybe that's why he neeed extra vertical lift?
And here is a Montauk 190 with a custom bracket for a trolling motor. Not exactly the "kicker" you are talking about, but maybe this will give you some ideas: