Try 15 hp and NO reverse thrust. I only use it to back into the slip (and a few times in '06 to back out of the channel so I could sail out to the race course when it wouldn't go forward) and only back in because my wife insists on it. But we basically motor past the slip very slowly and pull the boat in with the docklines. In a message dated 2/6/2008 3:34:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Doesn't someone make something for an outboard that is similar OR If you have a 6hp would it not be easier to just buy a bigger motor???? Or does that take the challenge and innovation out of the project Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 3:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Kort Nozzle What about on an outboard where you could pull it out of the water while sailing? My biggest concern would be the added weight so far aft. In a message dated 2/6/2008 2:46:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There is a certain unavoidable dichotomy about this. I cannot see how a racing sailor would want it, but a cruising sailor would probably really like it (depending on his waters). We grow a lot of marine flora and fauna here in Connecticut, and I wouldn't want it, whether racing or cruising. But wherever it could be kept clean, it would make a serious difference in thrust, at a cost in drag (especially under sail). Similarly, there is an even simpler device said to give certain beneficial effects to an outboard. Back around 1987, I was editor of Powerboat Reports and we decided to test a device called the Dol-fin. I don't know whether it is still available. Essentially, it is like adding stylish wingtips to your anti-cavitation plate. There were various claims of fuel efficiency, speed and control, I believe. As I recall (20 years ago now) there was no appreciable difference in any parameter when we tested it in real-life conditions. You were trading off some well-understood aerodynamic (er, hydrodynamic) benefits versus wetted surface (wetted surface always means drag). --Dave S. On 2/6/08 1:56 PM, "tim ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not to be unkind, but....ummm.... > > man, how many ways does that thing say, " S L O O O O O O O O W." > > whatever maneuverability it provides, I hope it compensates for the > piggy-factor. > nothing like doubling your wetted surface, skin friction, turbulence > and....shudder...drag. > > Is it a recreational vessel or does it have some sort of limited > maneuverability function > in the commercial vane? > > Cutter as in "cutter rig" or cutter as in..."small, armed vessel?" > > --tf > not trying to be mean about the thing > ____________________________________ Who's never won? _Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music._ (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000 02548) **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)
