"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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One of the more annoying losses when Alien was robbed was the loss of my
Quicksilver Dinghy and 5hp Tohatsu outboard. The upside is that I've
covered
completely and I can have all new stuff....not that the stolen stuff was
old. I
will be getting one of the new 4cycle outboards, but I'm wondering what to
do
about the dinghy this time around.

Question: Will a smaller Dinghy plane like the 9'10 Quicksilver did with
the
same HP. I may actually go to a 6HP. Any chance that a 6HP will be enough
to
plane with 2 people aboard? I'll also be looking into the Porta-boats. How
well
will they plane with two people and 6HP?

Why would a real sailor want his dinghy to plane?

A dinghy needs to be easy to store, and inflate.

An engine needs to be reliable, as light as possible, and capable of driving
the dinghy against the strongest currents that you are likely to encounter.

I suspect that, even with both Suzanne and you aboard, a 2hp will do fine.


Regards

Donal
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