[Rhodes22-list] Horsepower ?? Engine size ??

[Jim Connolly]

Gary

I have the old Tohatsu 8 2-stroke long shaft.  Power wise it is more than
adequate IMO for my usual waters (Salem-Beverly-Marblehead), even with the
standard propeller.  

I got is because my wife didn't want to mess with pull start, and it came
with a electric starter/charging coil.  I usually pull start it.

In the occasional larger swell out by your way, if the boat is pitching as I
head in or out, the prop can briefly come out of the water, even with the
long shaft.  The motor is completely out of the water without tilting when
fully raised.  

Jim Connolly
S.v Inisheer
'85 recycled '03

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of gary crofton
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:24 PM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Horsepower ?? Engine size ??


so my old tohatsu 9.9 is feeling rather ill.   i'm thinking about a  
new 4 stroke engine.  i'll be off the North Shore of Mass, Manchester/
Gloucester area.  mostly i use the engine to traverse manchester harbor,
where I step the mast at the town dock,  then proceed 5 or so miles to my
mooring (Magnolia Harbor).

my 9.9 moved my Bristol 27 (weight 6600 lbs) along smartly.  i THINK a 6.0
or so would be enough engine.

what do you folks think?

Gary


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