We just added a long shaft 4-stroke 9.9 high thrust yamaha. It's more power than we'll probably never need. Remember to get a stronger mount if you go to a 4-stroke. We love ours!
Donald Burnett <[email protected]> wrote: >9.9 ought to do the job. Should get you to hul speed. > > >Sent from my iPhone > >On May 10, 2010, at 15:43, "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. >> >>
