[Rhodes22-list] motors

[Tom Hogarty]

Joe,
Do you have the high thrust model?  There has been some very useful and
interesting discussion on motors and I am appreciative to all.  I will
probable get the most powerful lightest motor I can find, but will wait to
buy until I have more experience sailing.
Thanks,
Tom

Joe Babb wrote:
> 
> Tom,
> One more data point.  We have the Yamaha 9.9 on our Rhodes.  Our week on 
> the Albemarle was my first experience with
> it and I was pleasantly surprised at the fuel efficiency.  I didn't 
> figure out a gallon/hour figure, but we used the engine a fair amount
> traveling from Columbia over to Yeopim River, then back and forth 
> between Edenton and Salmon Creek.  I kept checking the
> gas tank to see if I needed gas.  Even after all the motoring we did, I 
> could only fit about 2.5 gallons into the tank at
> Mackies Marina.  We had started with a full 6 gallon tank.
> As far as being powerful enough, we never opened up the throtle more 
> than halfway and always felt we had good control
> of the boat even in waves and wind.  Coming into the ramp at the end of 
> Midway drive was a little dicey because the wind
> was blowing right onto the docking area.  I was able to hold the boat 
> against the wind in reverse to ease us down to
> the dock without too much trouble.
> Joe
> 2000 Rhodes recycled 08, "Harmony"
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