On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:43:45 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

20 hp on a dinghy? Is that a racing dinghy? It certainly isn't a Dyer
dink. :}

Definitely not a Dyer although they are certainly pretty little boats.
Our dinghy is a Caribe RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat, aka, hard bottom
inflatable) about 12 feet long counting the stern tube overhang. It
is rated for 20 hp although 15 was usually plenty unless we had 3 or 4
heavyweights aboard. Since I needed a new motor anyway, decided to
max it out since the price difference is not all that much in the
grand scheme of things, and it should last longer running at half
power most of the time. With the Merc 15 it runs at close to 20 kts
at WOT with one person aboard and flat water. The 20 hp Honda should
be awesome.