To my thinking, a 6hp short shaft might suit your needs 90% of the time. But when the going gets tough I would wonder if that is enough HP and if the short shaft will work or not. The 6hp might seem under powered when the wind is up 25+ kts and the short shaft might find its way out of the water in heavy seas.
Joe McCary Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD www.aeoluswestriver.net joe at photoresponse dot com From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 3:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] OB motor size?? 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. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5103 (20100510) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
