Kicker bracket for R31-CB

[Disaster Relief]

Any recommendations for a swim platform mounted kicker bracket and also a stowage bracket? I've searched online and haven't seen anything I like much. Stowing on the cockpit would be preferable. Does the factory have a recommendation or a solution? Anyone got pictures of what they are using.

Taking delivery of a new 31 this weekend.

 

[aculverwell]

Congratulations on your new R31CB-- and have fun this weekend getting to know it. I took delivery of an R31CB earlier this year and couldn't be happier. This topic (swim platform mount) has come up before- check out this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2496&p=18156&hilit=bolton#p18156

You will see several different brackets mentioned, but Andrew Custis (Ranger Tugs Customer Service Master) mentioned this one in particular: http://www.boltonstainless.com/products.php?category=35

I am looking at getting one myself, so if you pull the trigger soon, please repost and let me know how it works!

 

[Disaster Relief]

Thanks for the reply. 48 hours from now we will be on the new boat. Couldn't be more excited. Until I see the height of the swim platform off the water I suppose I won't know exactly what bracket type will work. I have a short shaft motor so a few things come into play with that. What I do know is that I won't go out in blue water without a kicker no matter how reliable the Volvo is. I've been stranded in a single engine gas I/O boat 20 miles out. That won't ever happen again, hopefully. Even with SeaTow it took 6 hours to get back in.

I will let you know what I do.

Thanks....

 

[Disaster Relief]

Update: I've researched everywhere I can and the Panther Bare Claw Bracket comes closer to what I'm looking for than anything. I like that it has a slight drop to it. That being said it is a single attach point and that concerns me. I almost lost an outboard one time because the small footprint where the bracket mounted put too much stress in the transom. I'm thinking I can design my own. Should be simple to design a mount with two attach points that mount about 10" apart to the swim platform and attach the mount so that it drops about 3" or so below the platform.