Kicker power versus weight on a Master Angler 20

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First- Hast to be quiet and 4 stroke. No exceptions.

I would use it as a 6MPH and under Marina/trolling motor and a get me home motor when the 1986, ~400 lb Yama 175 craps out. The Yamaha will be replaced by a 4 stroke 90 on a bracket in a year or two.

It looks like some 4 HP kickers are ~40 lbs, the 5-6Hp are 60 lbs. I think a 9.9 is too heavy? I have a 20 in transom cut, I think, and I am in some serious slop usually in and around Rhode Island and the Elizabeth Islands.

Any opinions on a 4 versus 6? I think a 100-120 lb 9.9 is too heavy.