Another 29 pound 2 cycle motor is a Tohatsu or Nissan 3.5 hp. My 4 hp Suzuki 2 cycle is 43 pounds and has the power to plane the 9 ft Avon with one person aboard.
Fred Hazzard S/V Fury Portland, Or On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 9:47 AM, Nate Flesness via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm at the age where motor light-weight is more important to me than dink > speed. I picked up two used Johnson/Evinrude 2 cycle 1.2HP(!) motors (~$300 > each, often advertised as 2HP), and love the 28 lbs lift up to the rail. > They're fast enough for patient dinking on a 10" inflatable and an 8' > Walker Bay, and in larger waves I've added a little row power once or > twice. Only caveat is the carb jet is very tiny and easily clogged, so you > need to add a $5 autostore gasoline in-line filter as well as prefilter the > fuel mix when you fill the little tank (don't ask how I learned that).... > > Nate > > C&C30-1 > Tartan 31 > > On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 2:24 PM, Bob McLaughlin via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Relocating our C&C 110 from a Midwest lake where I had no need for a >> tender to now sailing on Narragansett Bay, LI Sound, Buzzard's Bay, >> Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds, etc, I'm in need of a basic inflatable to >> serve as a tender in harbors without a launch service. I've used them many >> times on charters but never really paid much attention to detail. >> >> I'm looking for something relatively compact for 2-4 people that is easy >> to set up and collapse and stow, so I think that's best a roll-up. Early >> in my thinking, I'm eyeing something like the 8'6" Achillies LSI-260: 4 >> person capacity/820lbs, Hypalon, overall weight 64 lbs, inflatable floor, >> with perhaps a ~4-5HP outboard. (Or maybe the 9'6" or 10'2" LSI versions of >> the same design..) I don't think I need a boat to plane, just basic >> transportation. No davits, it will either be towed or stowed. >> >> I welcome input from those of you with inflatable experience to share >> your thoughts on brands, material, features, design, size, etc. What >> factors should I be considering as I make my selection? >> >> Regards, >> Bob McLaughlin >> C&C 110 "Blue Devil" >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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