And noise On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 9:09 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> My 15 HP 78 pound engine goes on in March/April and off in November or > December. I have never even thought about trying to remove it and take it > aboard. My RIB tows just fine with an engine on, although there is a fair > amount of drag. > > My engine theory is this. > > 1. Stick to two strokes, 4-strokes are very heavy and have issues > with being stored at certain angles. > > 2. Go big or go small, don’t go for the middle. I can do 18-20 > knots in the dinghy with a load of people and supplies. If I got a > different type of dinghy I could not tow with the engine on, I would get a > 2-3 HP 2-stroke I could pick up with two fingers. If you aren’t planing > anyway, the difference in speed between a 2 HP and 4 or 6 is minimal. If > you just can’t make yourself scavenge Craigslist for used engines, you can > always subject yourself to the lawn mower noise of a 2 HP Honda. > > 3. This brings up another point, check the ratings of your dinghy > for power and **weight**. My dinghy is rated for 25 HP, but also has a > max engine weight of something like 125 pounds. I do not think any 4-stroke > 25 HP engine will make the weight limit. > > > > Re the dates above, one year I decided to leave the dinghy in all year for > bird photography at the wildlife park across the river. Not only does it > concentrate the mind to be the only boat moving on a very cold day, it > snowed while I was gone on business, then it got warm and rained, and then > a cold front came through and I ended up with 3 inches of solid ice in the > dinghy L End of that experiment! > > > > > > *Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I* > > *www.dellabarba.com <http://www.dellabarba.com>* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *David > Risch via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 29, 2020 10:30 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* David Risch <davidrisc...@msn.com>; Len Mitchell < > xfireca...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Lifting an outboard > > > > This may be blasephy, but unless I am crossing the Gulf of Maine (or > similar) I leave my engines on. Not worth all the rigging BS and my > hurting my back. > > Never lost a rig, in too many to mention years, up here in the not always > tranquil New England. Mind your weather and your painter. And if I do > lose it? Thats why I have insurance. > > Sent from my Android. Please forgive typos. Thank you. > > on -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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