The J-80 I race on uses a Honda 2hp 4 stroke. Moves along quite nicely, but vibrates. The J-24 has a Tohatsu 3 hp two stroke and also moves along nicely. I would think anything 2 hp or more would move your inflatable well, just don't expect to plane.
Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis C. via CnC-List To: CnClist Cc: Dennis C. Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 12:46 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List outboard size One night we had rowed our inflatable dinghy to a neighboring boat for dinner. During dinner the wind came up. Our boat owner friend towed us back to our boat with his dinghy with 2.5 hp Tohatsu. It was a little bit of a struggle but the little Tohatsu did the job. I have a used 80's Evinrude 7.5 that will plane my 9'4" dinghy. However, if I was buying a new one, I'd definitely go much smaller. I think a 2.2-2.5 hp would be fine. The last 3-4 years I haven't even put the OB on the dink, preferring instead to row and avoid the hassle of installing/removing the heavy OB. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Michael Jones via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: Ls and Gs Can you help me? I have recently bought an 8ft inflatable as tender and am looking at second hand outboard options. Can you advise me of adequate size required? Specifically I have seen a 2,2 hp advertised. Will that be enough to potter to the dock and back? The safety sticker on the boat says up to 5hp but that seeems a bit much and heavy. Thanks and regards Mike Jones Seanachai, 1981 C&C 34 Victoria _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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