It just takes more water - even a J-3 cub with 65HP can take the water with floats - if there's enough water. Rate of climb is also less, but adequate.
On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Under powered as in - can't get off the water? > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > There was a fellow with a cottage out at the lake who had one back in the > > 60's and 70's. He was a retired chaplain for US military - don't recall > > which branch. > > If I recall correctly the plane was somewhat underpowered but he had put > a > > variable pitch prop on it which helped. > > > > RB > > > > > > On 19/07/2016 3:59 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > > >> I always wanted to get a ride in one of those - never did. There were > >> always several at the small field we stopped at in MN back in the day - > >> usually at least one being repaired due to landing on glass smooth > water - > >> splitting the hull open. > >> > >> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> How about a Seabee? > >>> > >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_RC-3_Seabee > >>> > >>> RB > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> OK Don > >> > >> *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many > of > >> our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > >> > >> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > >> who > >> learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > >> for themselves." > >> > >> WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg > >> 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
