Auxiliary engine or auxiliary sails?

[ex-admin]

Final results

Final results for the Quick Quiz ending October 17, 2004:Out on the water I run my engine: 75% 25% of the time or less17% 26% - 50% of the time06% 51% - 75% of the time03% 76% of the time or more

 

[CAL BRAKE]

HOW MUCH POWER DO I NEED

Cal Brake my boat 22 ft mac has a 8.9 mariner i only us it to get away and to the moring I would like more spead when i need to get back in a hurry or when you see fog approaching i CANT decide ho high to go on the HP I WAS THINKING A15 HP WILL THIS GIVE ME MORE SPEED OR WILL IGUST PLOW WATER. AN SUGGESTIONS C B

 

[Mark]

Cleaning old diesel

Like everyone else, we try to motor as little as possible--i.e. when needed. It's almost always necessary to motor in and out of the slip with average 15-20 knot winds and tight turns. That said, we had the same diesel 2 years after the last fill up and just recently had the last 10 gallons cleaned. In a nearly five year old boat, the engine is still brand new with 100 hours total after sailing most weekends on the Texas coast for the last three years.

 

[Rick]

too much!

Mostly when leaving/coming back to dock and sometimes when cruising and there's less than 3 kts of boatspeed.