The consensus is a 9.9 hp, long shaft (depends on where your motor
mount is attached). We have a Yamaha 9.9 4-stroke which does the trick
in the Chesapeake. It's quiet, will run at 4.5-5 knots at 1/2 gph.
Good luck!
Henry & Lynn Cohen
Ceol na Mara (hull #1956)
Rock Hall, MD
On May 10, 2010, at 3:43 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.
