I just picked up a canoe that came with a 2.2 HP merc. Would this be
powerful enough to use as a troller / kicker for my 17 1/2' fiberglass sea
ray? I was hoping it could serve to get us home if the main motor ever
quits.

I suspect it will have trouble going up hills, other than that it will get you
there.

On 04 Dec 2004 00:11:39 GMT, obull (CCred68046)
wrote:

I just picked up a canoe that came with a 2.2 HP merc. Would this be
powerful enough to use as a troller / kicker for my 17 1/2' fiberglass sea
ray? I was hoping it could serve to get us home if the main motor ever
quits.

I suspect it will have trouble going up hills, other than that it will get you
there.

Going up hills.....BBBBAAAAWWWAAAHHHAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Hills..

~~ snicker ~~

Later,

Tom

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:26:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Going up hills.....BBBBAAAAWWWAAAHHHAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Hills..

======================

I've seen plenty of hills off the Rhode Island and Maine coasts. They
also move. I think you would agree that a 2.2 hp is no match for a
moving hill.

On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:30:43 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:26:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Going up hills.....BBBBAAAAWWWAAAHHHAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Hills..

======================

I've seen plenty of hills off the Rhode Island and Maine coasts. They
also move. I think you would agree that a 2.2 hp is no match for a
moving hill.

Sorry - I keep forgetting that my unfortunate brand of humor doesn't
seem to work on this august body of great and not so great personages.

Sometimes I just can't help myself. :)

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:30:43 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:26:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Going up hills.....BBBBAAAAWWWAAAHHHAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Hills..

======================

I've seen plenty of hills off the Rhode Island and Maine coasts. They
also move. I think you would agree that a 2.2 hp is no match for a
moving hill.

Sorry - I keep forgetting that my unfortunate brand of humor doesn't
seem to work on this august body of great and not so great personages.

Sometimes I just can't help myself. :)

Later,

Tom

Remember the Quicksilver surf contest is the "men who ride mountains".
Bill

The thread went:"snip..Subject: 2.2 hp big enough as a kicker?
I've seen plenty of hills off the Rhode Island and Maine coasts. They
also move. I think you would agree that a 2.2 hp is no match for a
moving hill..."

Moving hills can be a problem, but a source of merriment at my marina (San
Diego) is watching outbound sailboats being slowly driven back in stern first
as their 9.9 outboard is running at 12000rpm in fwd!
Better too much engine then too little..you can always throttle back.
Mike

On 04 Dec 2004 04:25:29 GMT, (CaptMP) wrote:

The thread went:"snip..Subject: 2.2 hp big enough as a kicker?
I've seen plenty of hills off the Rhode Island and Maine coasts. They
also move. I think you would agree that a 2.2 hp is no match for a
moving hill..."

Moving hills can be a problem, but a source of merriment at my marina (San
Diego) is watching outbound sailboats being slowly driven back in stern first
as their 9.9 outboard is running at 12000rpm in fwd!
Better too much engine then too little..you can always throttle back.

LOL!!!

I see that all the time myself. Usually, I'll take the Contender out
and give them a hand getting back through the breakwater into the
Marina. :)

Later,

Tom

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 03:08:50 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:30:43 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:26:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Going up hills.....BBBBAAAAWWWAAAHHHAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Hills..

======================

I've seen plenty of hills off the Rhode Island and Maine coasts. They
also move. I think you would agree that a 2.2 hp is no match for a
moving hill.

Sorry - I keep forgetting that my unfortunate brand of humor doesn't
seem to work on this august body of great and not so great personages.

Sometimes I just can't help myself. :)

Remember the Quicksilver surf contest is the "men who ride mountains".

I've actually seen some of those "mountains" in Guam of all places.

And, without getting into the great "wave height" debate, I have some
pictures around here my Dad's XO took on convoy duty in the North
Atlantic during WWII when he commanded a DE.

Them's some BIG waves. I used to love to hear the stories he and his
shipmates used to tell about asking their Group Commander for
submariner designation because they spent more time under and through
the waves than over them. :)

Hey, it was funny to a kid. :)

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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And, without getting into the great "wave height" debate, I have some
pictures around here my Dad's XO took on convoy duty in the North
Atlantic during WWII when he commanded a DE.

Them's some BIG waves. I used to love to hear the stories he and his
shipmates used to tell about asking their Group Commander for
submariner designation because they spent more time under and through
the waves than over them. :)

Hey, it was funny to a kid. :)

Later,

Tom



Since we're telling sea tales ....

Back in prehistoric times when I was stationed on the USS Van Voorhis
(DE-1028), we took a 56 degree roll while testing a new sonar array. This
was somewhere off the east coast and the waves were the result of a tropical
storm about 100 miles from us. I was told that the ship was designed for a
max of 64 degrees before it was retrofitted with a top heavy DASH hanger.

Made the Newport RI newspapers.

Eisboch

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 03:08:50 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
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On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:30:43 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:26:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Going up hills.....BBBBAAAAWWWAAAHHHAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Hills..

======================

I've seen plenty of hills off the Rhode Island and Maine coasts. They
also move. I think you would agree that a 2.2 hp is no match for a
moving hill.

Sorry - I keep forgetting that my unfortunate brand of humor doesn't
seem to work on this august body of great and not so great personages.

Sometimes I just can't help myself. :)

Remember the Quicksilver surf contest is the "men who ride mountains".

I've actually seen some of those "mountains" in Guam of all places.

And, without getting into the great "wave height" debate, I have some
pictures around here my Dad's XO took on convoy duty in the North
Atlantic during WWII when he commanded a DE.

Them's some BIG waves. I used to love to hear the stories he and his
shipmates used to tell about asking their Group Commander for
submariner designation because they spent more time under and through
the waves than over them. :)

Hey, it was funny to a kid. :)

Later,

Tom

My roommate at school was on the Bonne Homme Richard in a Typhoon in the
South Pacific. The one that bent the front of the deck 90 degrees down.
He said they could have sandwiches and coffee, and they had green water
rolling down the deck. He said they felt for the DE's and destroyers, as
they spend more time under water than above. And I guess they had no food
during the storm.