On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:41:04 -0700, waynebatrecdotboats wrote:

Based on my experience, you will be happiest with a 15 hp assuming your
boat will handle it, and if you do not have to lift it unassisted. 7
1/2 hp will be very marginal at best, 10 hp I have no experience with,
but obviously somewhere in between. Scooting around is a lot of fun and
I recommend getting enough power to do it reliably.

Thanks - see my other post. And thanks for replying to a boat-related
thread!

In my Younger (read: ligher!) days I played with a "bathtub boat" for the
Nanaimo-Vancouver Bathtub Race - that was a HOOT! 7.5hp, 6ft long...

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36