On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:42:03 +0000, Gary wrote:


Lots of folks with old boats rip out the Atomics and replace them with
outboards. It gives back some stowage and is a cheap alternative if you
like to sail.

Main problem with an outboard (apart from the other poster's comments) is
hobby-horsing: in any kind of sea, the outboard alternates from being
swamped to having the prop out of the water as the boat pitches.

Lloyd Sumpter
http://www.bcboatnet.org