x-no-archive:yes "Geoffrey W. Schultz"
wrote:

Why? Well, I've had to anchor miles away from the dock and I don't want to
take forever to get there. I've had incredibly strong currents against me
and like going forward. When I go diving I have at least 1 other person in
the dinghy and at least 2 sets of dive gear and it can be miles to the
dives sites. I upgraded from a 9.8 Nissan to a 15 Yamaha and have been
very happy ever since. Oh, it also pulls boats off of sandbars quite well!

I don't know if you've ever anchored or moored off of Key West, but the
city mooring field is probably 1.5 miles from the main docks. There's a
cut between Garrison bight and the main town and the water RIPS through
there. With a small motor you'd never make it against full flood.

That's a slight exaggeration, but basically true. WIth either of our
dinghys (Nissan inflatable or portabote) and the old Evenrude 3.5 hp
motor it takes us about 20 minutes. Of course in the other direction
you go correspondingly faster - hardly need a motor.

We'd have used the bigger Johnson motor that came with the big boat,
but it would never work.

I guess that I'm just kind of person who likes to get things done in a
timely manner. I also spend 8 months of the year using my dinghy as my
mode of transport from the boat, so this isn't just a weekend getaway thing
where I'm trying to unwind.

-- Geoff

(Larry W4CSC) wrote in
:

I agree. Why would anyone in a "hurry" ever buy a boat in the first
place??



On 19 Oct 2003 11:22:38 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

Usually takes 8hp or even 9.9 to get an inflatable up on a plane with
any real load. But then what's the hurry? The 3.5 is nice and small.
Take it slow and row once in a while.

RB


grandma Rosalie