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O/B size?
Charlie Morgan wrote:
On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:22:31 GMT, Lew Hodgett wrote: Molesworth wrote: I have an 11' tender which is currently supplied with rowlocks. It is fiberglass and quite heavy. What size Outboard should I buy? Anything less than 9,9HP and you are kidding yourself, and it WILL be 4 cyl, if you're smart. Lew For the price of a 4-stroke 9.9 he could find an 11 foot Portabote AND a 5 HP motor that would be enough to make it plane. The boat would weigh about 70 pounds and would give a fast dry ride. Then it folds up in about 10 minutes into a package about the size and shape of a surfboard. Porta-botes row well, too. He should just dump the old heavy dinghy and start over with a better boat. That old heavy boat is a liability in several directions. I have the smallest (8.5') porta-bote and a 29 pound, 3.5 hp motor. It planes quite easily. I can set it up on the foredeck of my 27 foot sailboat and hand launch it over the lifelines in about 7 minutes with no help. I routinely drag it up on shore without any fear of sharp rocks or broken glass. Its one tough little boat. Cool. That would be about this size, wouldn't it? http://www.porta-bote.com/history.html DT |
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