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

[andrew collins]

Gary

I am with Rik - with chop, wind and any sort of current my Mercury 6 HP is
at the limit. This is on LI Sound which is relatively calm and protected
where I sail, on more open water 9 HP is needed. This Merc is over 20 years
old and when it is to be replaced the new one will probably be a Honda or
Tohatsu.

Andrew
s/v Carmen

On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 6:23 PM, gary crofton <gbcrofton at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> 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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