Hi all,
I am researching to buy my first sailboat. One boat I am looking at currently has no outboard, but has a mount. I have 2 questions, the first is how do I figure out what size motor is feasible? I think I would tend toward the upper limit (as a former powerboater it's kind of a security blanket thing). Question #2 has to do with an alternator. We hope to run some electronics on the boat (cd player, radio, depth finder, etc). The idea of an outboard with an alternator to recharge the batteries is appealing. How common are they? What would I need to look for? For any interested, the current boat of interest is Mac 26 (not the power sailer).
Thanks,
AZsailing
I am researching to buy my first sailboat. One boat I am looking at currently has no outboard, but has a mount. I have 2 questions, the first is how do I figure out what size motor is feasible? I think I would tend toward the upper limit (as a former powerboater it's kind of a security blanket thing). Question #2 has to do with an alternator. We hope to run some electronics on the boat (cd player, radio, depth finder, etc). The idea of an outboard with an alternator to recharge the batteries is appealing. How common are they? What would I need to look for? For any interested, the current boat of interest is Mac 26 (not the power sailer).
Thanks,
AZsailing