Note on planing the portabote with a 5 hp. The transom mounting is not
quite stiff enough and will allow the engine leg to move forward and
contact the back lip of the hull, resulting in degraded steering
ability. The solution is to use the tilt adjustment at its most
extreme angle and move your weight forward.
BTW, had 600lbs incl engine in my 10' portabote this weekend chugging
around Oyster Bay, No speed records, but no problems either. Smooth,
comfortable and dry.


On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 21:58:03 GMT, wrote:

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 18:20:34 -0300, "Capt. Mooron" wrote:

Bob... you need a 9.9hp to achieve plane.

CM


Unless he buys the much superior, stronger, faster, lighter, half the price,
Portabote, in which case he can plane with just himself aboard using an electric
trolling motor. To plane with a passenger and gear, he would need 5 hp.

BB



"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?
|
| RB