I've no experience with outboards but seems to be a general consensus that 9hp works well, 15 would be excellent if not actually overpowered. Good luck on rebuilding the Mercury!
David On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Todd <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well we took the new to us C27 out this weekend and quickly realized how > totally underpowered the boat was with the Outboard. The prior owner bought > the boat with a 15 hp merc on it but had problems with it and removed it. It > now has a late 60's near death 6hp short shaft evinrude on it. It is no > match for this heavy boat with strong local winds and heavy tidal current. I > ended up against the dock shortly behind the slip as the motor didn't have > nearly enough power to get the bow turned into the wind and tide. > > So my question is this. What size motor are people running on their C27's? > Short shaft or long shaft? The broken 15 hp I have is a long, but the 6hp on > the boat now is a short and is plenty deap enough. Any advice from coastal > boaters would be great as we run totally in the St John's River and Inter > Coastal Waterway. Lots of afternoon wind and always strong tide either in or > out depending on low or high tide. > > I just want to make sure I have enough power to get the boat in and out of > the slip and into open water and be able to motor against the wind and the > tide when need be. I'll be trying to get the 15 hp running tomorrow as that > is probably the best option, but may be to big. What do ya'll thing? > > Todd Birch > Jacksonville, FL. > > >
