[Rhodes22-list] motors

[Bill Effros]

Too Bad!

The Tohatsu 15 weighs only 114 lbs -- 10 lbs more than the current 
Yamaha 9.9, and about the same as earlier Yamahas that were ripping the 
motor mounts off R-22s.  (I've gained more than 10 pounds since I 
started sailing my Rhodes, and I sit in the back of the boat, too.)

Stan can beef up our motor mounts.

What do you suppose would happen if you put the 15 on an R-22?

I'm roughly 35 statute miles from NYC.

It takes me roughly 7 hours motoring each way.  (5 mph ((not kph) seems 
to be the top sustainable cruising speed for almost any sailboat in the 
20-40 foot range as a practical matter.)

Could I travel at 10 mph for 3 1/2 hours if I had a 15 hp motor?  Would 
the boat become completely unstable?  Has anyone tried?

Bill, you could have been the first!

Bill Effros



Bdunn1 at aol.com wrote:
> I checked today; the only difference between the 9.8 and the 8 hp has a 
> smaller carburetor and smaller air induction.   I purchased the 9.8.
> Bill Dunn
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