On Jun 8, 10:22 am, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Molesworth wrote:

I have an 11' tender which is currently supplied with rowlocks. It is
fiberglass and quite heavy.

What size Outboard should I buy?

Anything less than 9,9HP and you are kidding yourself, and it WILL be
4 cyl, if you're smart.

Lew

Maybe... If the dink is a round bottomed pulling boat then 2 or 3 hp
is all it will be able to use anyway. More power would just make it
dangerous. If it has a planning hull then it could use more power but
we need to know something about the service the tender will be in
before we know if he will want it. I use our dink as our car and
often travel a mile or two from the boat to a village. For that a big
motor would be a nice thing, but we put up with a 5hp 2 stroke Yamaha
because it is light. When we're at an anchorage where we are close
the the dock then two or three would be better... Four strokes are
heavy and still don't have the reliably and service network that two
strokes have. So, if you are headed to the wilderness a 2 stroke is a
better bet but if you're puttering about at idle in a pond then a
clean quiet four stroke is the way to go...

-- Tom.