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1John,
Just for comparison, I use a 7.5 HOnda for a kicker. It moves the boat at about 4.5 mph at full throttle. I troll with it at a fraction of that throttle at about 1.8 - 2.2 mph, my preferred speed range for salmon. I believe I could do almost as good with a 5 hp but I wanted a two cylinder for better smoothness at low rpm. I also got a killer deal on the 7.5 so went with that. (It is an older one before the 8 hp went to single cylinder.)
It is important to remember that your large boat will act like a displacment hull under power from a kicker and the speed difference between a 5hp and a 9.9 will be negligable. I was also concerned with added weight and the smaller motor helped that problem.
I went with the Garelick mount that they rate for up to 15 hp two strokes. It is made of stainless and is plenty stout enough for the job. I do not trailer with the kicker on the bracket because I know from experience that premature wear will occur at the pivot pins when the kicker swings around on the trailer. You can strap the motor up tight but I just remove it and lay it in the bed of my truck. I trailer almost 500 miles one way to the ocean now and don't want to stress the bracket that much. The SS Garelick also had the kind of design I needed for my removable mount system. That is the real difference in my bracket design and others talked about on this board. For my use, the raise/lower style was important as well as the mounting flanges.
If you have any other questions, let me know. Always glad to help a fellow Triumph owner.
Codfish
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