It is possible to free up a grounded sailboat with a small dink and a small
outboard. You tie the longest spare line you have to the main halyard, and
hoist it to the top of the mast. Then, with the bitter end in the dink, you
head for deep water 'til the line is taut--and then apply full power. (This
is most effective if you can pull at a right angle to the boat's
centerline.) The leverage on the boat is amazing, and you can probably heel
it, say, 30 degrees or more. That will diminish the effective draft of the
boat--hopefully enough to free it, so just keep hauling until your boat is
in deeper water. It depends on how hard the boat is aground, of course, but
I've freed my Westsail 32 with a 2hp. outboard in a 9' dink. Fair winds,
Courtney


"Courtney Thomas" wrote in message
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For a 10 ton modified keel [cutaway forefoot] GRP sailboat, what is
suggested as a probable optimal size outboard for freeing up the described
vessel upon grounding ?

I realize all the power you can get may be a good thing, but given that
the dinghy is only about 8' long, what's realistically recommended ?

What brand ?

Appreciatively,
Courtney
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s/v Mutiny
Rhodes Bounty II
lying Oriental, NC
WDB5619