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

[Alan Robertson]

Just learned from my Johnson Dealer who sold me 2  9.9 Sailmasters since '83 that Outboard Marine doesn't make anything smaller than a 40 horse now! What happened to "buy American?" Did Tohatsu buy up Mercury?


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rob Granger<mailto:rgranger at sbc.edu> 
  To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Horsepower ?? Engine size ??


  Hey I'm only a Rhodie want-to-be renter but this question has come up  
  on both the MacGregor List and Coronado List (SailNet).  The max  
  engine size has more to do with weight on the transom than anything  
  else.  Also be sure to get the low profile pitched prop.  Most come  
  with a speed prop.  A displacement craft needs to push more water.   
  Some of the newer engines have a lot more HP/pound than the older ones  
  did... so you can get away with more HP on your upgrade.  Also  
  consider if you want an alternator....   it is not a big thing for  
  some people but it can give you more independence while out.

  The Honda 4-stroke will be my next engine.  I have a 38 year old 7.5  
  mercury that still starts on the second pull-- I mostly sail in a Lake  
  with no currents so  I can't really justify a new motor but everyone  
  in my marina has gone Honda 4-stroke.  They are so quite you almost  
  forget they are running and they seem to last.

  On an older boat I had (a MacGregor 22) I was coming into Kiptopeke  
  state park at the southern tip of the DelMarVa peninsula (Chesepeke  
  Bay) and the currents were so strong I had to make an angled run (3  
  tries) to hit the loading ramp.  At that time I wished I had a  
  stronger engine.

  It is something to consider.... I'd get the biggest engine my transom  
  & wallet can handle.

  G-Rob

  Quoting Alan Robertson <bigal_61 at msn.com<mailto:bigal_61 at msn.com>>:

  > If you have to buck a tide and an opposing wind or swells, a 6.0 is   
  > inadequate when you really need the power.
  > Al Robertson       '83  "Thor IV"
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: gary crofton<mailto:gbcrofton at comcast.net<mailto:gbcrofton at comcast.net>>
  >   To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>>
  >   Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:23 PM
  >   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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