[C320-list] Outboard Motor Selection?

[Chris Burti]

If you can borrow one, try a Doel-Fin hydrofoil. they can make difference if
the engine can maintain a plane and the problem is just getting up on a
plane.

here is a link if you are not familiar with these.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?r=view&i=23319&pdesc=Davis_Instruments_Doel_Fin_Hydrofoil


On 6/27/07, Jeffrey Hare <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
>   I've got a 10' wooden floor dinghy with an inflatable keel.   A 4hp
> 4-stroke motor will just barely get it on plane with myself and my
> daughter
> on board with total weight of under 200lbs.
> It won't climb onto plane with my wife and son on board also, even with
> weight shifting around.  (didn't expect it to really).
>
> So, with under 400lbs total weight, does anyone on this list think there's
> a
> chance of a 6hp 4-stroke outboard being able to plane?   Doesn't have to
> be
> fast, just fast enough to get on plane with the weight properly
> distributed
> so that the ride is relatively dry.
>
> Stepping up to an 8 or 9.9hp merc adds another 40lbs of weight and ~$400
> to
> the tab.   I was hoping to avoid having to hoist a 100lbs motor anywhere.
> The 6hp is under 60lbs.    I'm not really interested in a 2-stroke.   I
> already live in 2-stroke hell around the house, plus I already have a
> tempermental  7.5hp merc 2-stroke that's always on a coffee break when I
> need it run.
>
> -Jeff
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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC