[C320-list] Horsepower?

[Jim Sweet]

It should be plenty of HP.  I had a Pearson 332 (the overall spec's on that 
boat were almost dead on the spec's for the 320 as far as displacement, 
etc.) that had a 14 HP Yanmar with a peak HP of 16 and while I was a bit 
nonplussed at first over the low rating I never felt under powered with it 
in the 9 years that we owned the boat.  We had it out in some pretty rough 
conditions and powered into some pretty big waves and headwinds and it never 
caused an issue and we were able to make hull speed with it.

Jim Sweet
TGIF (Thank God It Floats) 901

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack McDonough" <mcdonough5 at verizon.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2:42 PM
Subject: [C320-list] Horsepower?


Does anyone else think it's strange that the new Catalina 355 has, according 
to Sail magazine, a Yanmar diesel engine with only a 29 horsepower rating?

According to the specs in Sail , the displacement weight of the wing keel 
355 is 14,800 pounds. My wing keel 320 is 11,700 pounds -- 3,100 pounds 
less -- and I have a 27 hp Yanmar.

The 375, which weighs 16,500, has a 40 horse engine.


Jack
#947