If you have an outboard motor for your dinghy, it should be cared for
like any other tool.


The "man" sails a Beneteau. Let's hope he has a dinghy AND a liferaft!

RB

That reminds me - I was at the Newport Boat Show yesterday and went on a
Beneteau. As I stepped down into the saloon the floor squeaked! I said to
the salesman, "You know, there's a running joke on the internet ..." and he
said, "the floorboards squeak? Yea, I get that all the time!" He went on to
explain how they're working to correct the problem.

On another front, the Portabote guy said the limit for the outboard is not HP,
its 54 pounds. He didn't offer a suggestion (I didn't press) but preferred to
say that any small engine would get it up to 20 knots.




"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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If you have an outboard motor for your dinghy, it should be cared for
like any other tool.


The "man" sails a Beneteau. Let's hope he has a dinghy AND a liferaft!

RB

On another front, the Portabote guy said the limit for the outboard is not HP,
its 54 pounds. He didn't offer a suggestion (I didn't press) but preferred to
say that any small engine would get it up to 20 knots.

I called Portaboat and they suggested that the 4HP would do the same as the 5.
I'll probably go with the 4 and enjoy the built in tank option as well.

RB

I said to
the salesman, "You know, there's a running joke on the internet ..." and he
said, "the floorboards squeak? Yea, I get that all the time!" He went on to
explain how they're working to correct the problem.

The new 49 at my club had the problem, but the 51 (with it's six cabins!) did
not. I liked the 51 with it's odd deck entry only crew quarters.

RB