thanks for the safety advice. I'm a strong swimmer I used to swim for the
county. however I wouldn't want to swim half mile against the tide!!! so a
few yards sounds better.

I will probably look for 2 HP then.

See ya
Baz
"roddytoo" wrote in message
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"BAZ" wrote in message
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I'm new to the group and need advice.
I have a 7 foot light boat and I need an outboard. What I need to know
is
what HP outboard do I need. I would be using the boat for see fishing,
only
going out half mile or so and two adults in the boat.
so any help or info on what to get would be helpful
thanks
baz

The whole enterprise sounds very high risk. 12 or 14 feet would be far
safer.