I have an 18' Lund Fisherman with 140HP Johnson and a 9.9HP Johnson kicker. I'm wondering what size of tow harness I should use. The tow harnesses are 8' and 12'. I've taken a piece of rope and tied it on the eyes and when I use an 8' rope the rope rides right in back of my main motor (about 1' back) and then is slides under the kicker when the kicker is tilted up. When a try a 12' rope, the rope hangs futher back of the main motor (good) but gets in the way of the kicker when the kicker is up. When the kicker is down (not all the way but definately in the water) then the rope doesn't interfere with the kicker. So, my delema is which tow harness to purchase, an 8' one or 12' one. My kids will thank you.
I might have missed a guess, but here are the ones that I noted:
JerkinLips – March 27th, then April 7th
Brianf. – March 28th
Bobberwatcher – April….
MikeG3Boat – April 10th
SkunkedAgain – early April, then April 21st
Definitely a tough year for guesses, as it seemed to be a no-brainer early ice out. Then it got cold and snowed again.
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I have an 18' Lund Fisherman with 140HP Johnson and a 9.9HP Johnson kicker. I'm wondering what size of tow harness I should use. The tow harnesses are 8' and 12'. I've taken a piece of rope and tied it on the eyes and when I use an 8' rope the rope rides right in back of my main motor (about 1' back) and then is slides under the kicker when the kicker is tilted up. When a try a 12' rope, the rope hangs futher back of the main motor (good) but gets in the way of the kicker when the kicker is up. When the kicker is down (not all the way but definately in the water) then the rope doesn't interfere with the kicker. So, my delema is which tow harness to purchase, an 8' one or 12' one. My kids will thank you.
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