On calm day will 1hp push h260 around marina or if wind dies? Does anyone KNOW for sure from experience, not just guesses. Seems I rarely used even third to get to hull speed of my 8hp on my Ericson 25, or much of 6hp on my South Coast 23, so now I wonder how much of my 9.9hp on new h260 does nothing extra on calm days. Would 1, 2, or 3 hp get to hull speed?
Saiboats technically can use wind alone, so calm conditions is where motors matter --- though yeah in hi wind a motor will avoid scratching boat when trying to get in slip -- but the logic is there, why rarely go small motor in sailboat. At least as backup to hop marinas on calm day?
Of course outside channel here it often is 3 ft deep so really could WALK boat home but I'd look silly. Did Hunter ever test tiny motors on the boat and get results on what 1hp would do?
As kid I'd put a lil Tanaka outboard on duck boat and almost got it to plane. I've only gunned my motor for hours when fighting a river flood one spring, river was roaring with logs to dodge and even 5hp on Macgregor 17 barely was enough to inch forward. Thanks.
Saiboats technically can use wind alone, so calm conditions is where motors matter --- though yeah in hi wind a motor will avoid scratching boat when trying to get in slip -- but the logic is there, why rarely go small motor in sailboat. At least as backup to hop marinas on calm day?
Of course outside channel here it often is 3 ft deep so really could WALK boat home but I'd look silly. Did Hunter ever test tiny motors on the boat and get results on what 1hp would do?
As kid I'd put a lil Tanaka outboard on duck boat and almost got it to plane. I've only gunned my motor for hours when fighting a river flood one spring, river was roaring with logs to dodge and even 5hp on Macgregor 17 barely was enough to inch forward. Thanks.
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