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Lew Hodgett wrote in news:BHjai.2316$tb6.1553
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If you expect to put an 11 ft boat with say 400 lbs of people and gear
up on a plane, with say a 2 ft chop, then 9.9 HP may not be enough,
but it certainly a minimum.



Should 400 pounds of people and gear be IN an 11' boat in a 2' chop with
a heavy 4-cycle 9.9hp outboard on one end in the first place? How much
transom freeboard over 2 ft does that have?! Sitting at the dock with
just the motor on it only shows 18" of transom unless the dock lines are
too tight!

Must be awful WIDE.....(c; Those waves are awful high!

Larry
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