[Rhodes22-list] More on motors

[Ben Schultz]

I've always thought that 8 or 9 hp motors are (mostly) overkill.  I 
almost always used the motor for only two things:  getting to the lake 
or to the slip through a bayou or canal, and for getting in when there 
is no wind at all.  In these flat-water situations, my 5hp motor moved 
the R22 along at 6kts.  I even motored across the lake directly into 
moderate wind and chop, and moved at roughly hull speed.  The only time 
I needed more power was a time when I was towing a swamped kayak.

The only motor I've used was a 4-stroke Evinrude.  I strongly recommend 
that you buy any other motor.

Ben