[Rhodes22-list] More motor choice questions

[David Bradley]

Bob, I have a 2006 R22 arriving in Seattle this week.  It will be moored on
the ship canal in a temporary home for a few weeks, then on north shore
of Lake Union.  I opted for the Yamaha 9.9 with remote.  You are welcome to
come have a look - you can even meet Elton if you come by on Friday
afternoon or Saturday morning.

Best,

Dave Bradley


On 8/15/06, bgreenwald at optonline.net <bgreenwald at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> Bob,
>
> I opted for a port mounted remote for my Yamaha 9.9 prcisely for the
> reason you mentioned.  Felt more
> intuitive for me and allows me to always keep my eyes looking ahead while
> maneuvering thru my mooring
> field.  I'm not sure of his motivation but Bill Effros has a similar setup
> for his Tohatsu and is very happy with
> it.  The only downside I have experienced is that, because of the location
> of the cables coming out of the
> motor and routing to the remote, the cables can interfere slightly withthe
> port captain's chair.  Effros' cables
> are routed differently and he does not have a similar problem.  All in
> all, I would opt for the same setup if I
> lhad to do it over.
>
> Bruce Greenwald
> S/V Ruach II
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Fletcher <tfl4625 at blackfoot.net>
> Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 7:21 pm
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] More motor choice questions
>
> > We have a Rhodes ordered for spring delivery.  I've looked at
> > archives and followed recent threads on motor choices, but still
> > have a few questions.  Our sailing will be mostly inland NW lakes
> > but after more experience maybe Pugeot Sound and San Juans.
> >
> > I'm leaning toward a Tohatsu 4-cycle 6HP with factory remote
> > control mounted on port gunwale.  The 6 HP picked for lighter (55
> > lb) weight, less cost, no need for electric start so no need for
> > second battery, (also saving cost and weight).
> >
> > I read that 4HP (or even less) will get the boat to 6 knot hull
> > speed so any extra power is to buck wind, and maybe current.  So
> > the questions:
> >
> > POWER - Is 6 HP enough for my plans?  I'm a little puzzled by some
> > recent comments about needing extra power to deal with currents and
> > tides.  Isn't hull speed relative to the water you're in,
> > regardless of how fast that water is moving?  In other words,
> > against an 8 knot current won't you lose 2 knots way (motoring at
> > hull speed) unless your motor can push you significantly above hull
> > speed?  Will an 8 or 9.9 HP motor really do that?  If so, maybe
> > it's worth the extra cost and weight, especially for coastal
> > sailing, but if not, what does the extra power (and weight and
> > expense) get you? At a given speed, will the larger motor not
> > working so hard be quieter than a smaller one?
> >
> > REMOTE CONTROL - I haven't seen a picture of Stan's UPP tiller
> > mounted remote, but an aftermarket "PowerTiller, "
> > (http://powertiller.net) looks a little cumbersome.  Wouldn't a
> > port gunwale mounted unit me more "intuitive," (right hand on
> > tiller, left controlling motor)?
> >
> > RUDDER TO MOTOR LINK - Stans UPP offers this, and others (McGregor -
> > gasp), tout it as an advantage.  My only experience was on a
> > recent sail on a Rhodes which didn't link them and I couldn't see
> > much problem with motor steering (rudder up) at low speed or
> > reverse and rudder steering (with motor pointed straight ahead) for
> > "motor cruising".  Is the linkage really a big advantage?  If so,
> > has anyone cobbled together a link other than with Stan's UPP?
> > Could it be as simple as a quick disconnect rod between the tiller
> > and the motor "handle"?
> >
> > REACTIONS - Any other reactions my tentative choice or the resons
> > for it?
> >
> > No need to rehash the questions of 2 cycle vs. 4 cycle or Tohatsu
> > vs. the rest of the world - those have been recently beat to death.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your thoughts
> >
> > Bob Fletcher
> >
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