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The Tale of the Chrysler 3HP
To avoid the embarassment of paddling in, or sailing close hauled into a narrow channel for a landing, we put together a Chrysler 3 HP outboard from two nearly complete projects. 3 HP seemed like a frequent choice for sailboats at about the size of boats we have - a SouthCoast 22ft. But on a day with a stiff breeze (yesterday) I blew onto a lee shore at launch, and could not hold the heading to windward when returning a few hours later, on outboard alone. So here's the dumb question: how many Horses does it take to be steering a 22 ft sailboat into a brisk wind? 5HP, 7 HP 10 HP, more? Thanks in advance Brian Whatcott Altus OK |
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