This subject shows how we are all different. I am preparing for cruising in the Bahamas and will be buying a new Yamaha 9.9 for a 10-foot RIB. This is so that I can reach distant snorkeling spots and make it into port from far off anchorages. In a past trip to the Bahamas I used an 8-foot hard dinghy with a 2.3 Hp but never again! It simply was unsuitable for the task. In the Chesapeake Bay or the Great Lakes, a 2 HP may be just fine.
Bob Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 email: dainyr...@icloud.com blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > On Oct 26, 2015, at 12:46 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > One night we had rowed our inflatable dinghy to a neighboring boat for > dinner. During dinner the wind came up. Our boat owner friend towed us back > to our boat with his dinghy with 2.5 hp Tohatsu. It was a little bit of a > struggle but the little Tohatsu did the job. > > I have a used 80's Evinrude 7.5 that will plane my 9'4" dinghy. However, if > I was buying a new one, I'd definitely go much smaller. I think a 2.2-2.5 hp > would be fine. > > The last 3-4 years I haven't even put the OB on the dink, preferring instead > to row and avoid the hassle of installing/removing the heavy OB. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > >> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Michael Jones via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> Ls and Gs >> >> Can you help me? I have recently bought an 8ft inflatable as tender and am >> looking at second hand outboard options. Can you advise me of adequate size >> required? Specifically I have seen a 2,2 hp advertised. Will that be enough >> to potter to the dock and back? The safety sticker on the boat says up to >> 5hp but that seeems a bit much and heavy. >> >> Thanks and regards >> >> Mike Jones >> Seanachai, 1981 C&C 34 >> Victoria >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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