"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
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On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 13:42:43 -0500, "tbd" wrote:

"Denis Roy" wrote in message
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I just picked up a canoe that came with a 2.2 HP merc. Would this
be
powerful enough to use as a troller / kicker for my 17 1/2'
fiberglass sea
ray? I was hoping it could serve to get us home if the main motor
ever
quits.

It might if home is close and water/wind is calm. A 4hp kicker (80%
more
hp) once brought my 17.5' Alumacraft (probably 50% weight of your
boat)
back approx 5 miles against a slight current and 10 mph winds. It
took a
looooooong time; almost 4 hours.

On the other hand, I've taken my Ranger up the Thames River (CT)
against the tide with my Motor Guide 67# thrust trolling motor. Took
a LOOOOOONG time then too. :)

Later,

Tom

I have a 9.9 Merc kicker on my Lund 1775, and I wouldn't want to depend
on running it at 1/4 power to get home any distance. Does maybe 2 mph
tops in calm water at that kind of throttle. (by gps)

del cecchi