bigmart
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I once borroed a mates Seagull Featherweight & attached it to a Wayfarer. I would not push against a 1 Knot tide. Supposedly rated at 1.5 HP I can't say I was impressed.
Martin
Martin
2 stroke outboards banned
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I once borroed a mates Seagull Featherweight & attached it to a Wayfarer. I would not push against a 1 Knot tide. Supposedly rated at 1.5 HP I can't say I was impressed.
Martin
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I aint supprised it wouldn't! A Wayfarer is just a bit big for a featherweight! A 40+ would have coped alright, and a Silver Century would have been a bit nearer what you should have been using.
Seagull, stopped rating their outboards by horsepower, and went over to a description based on thrust at the prop, but the exact nature of that description escapes me at the moment. The horsepower rating always was a bit spurious.
I once borroed a mates Seagull Featherweight & attached it to a Wayfarer. I would not push against a 1 Knot tide. Supposedly rated at 1.5 HP I can't say I was impressed.
Martin
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I aint supprised it wouldn't! A Wayfarer is just a bit big for a featherweight! A 40+ would have coped alright, and a Silver Century would have been a bit nearer what you should have been using.
Seagull, stopped rating their outboards by horsepower, and went over to a description based on thrust at the prop, but the exact nature of that description escapes me at the moment. The horsepower rating always was a bit spurious.
bigmart
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Yes but have you seen the size & weight of a Forty Plus or Silver Century when compared to a Honda 2HP. Plus you have to muck about with mixing that Oil.
Give me the 4 Stroke anytime.
When I get into an 8 foot Flubber it has 10mm freeboard & takes on the handling characteristics of a Supertanker. I would need a pair of 250HP's to get it to plane.
Martin
Give me the 4 Stroke anytime.
When I get into an 8 foot Flubber it has 10mm freeboard & takes on the handling characteristics of a Supertanker. I would need a pair of 250HP's to get it to plane.
Martin
Mirelle
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Silver Century is a big lump; the Forty Plus is not bad.
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Re: 2 stroke outboards banned .....
Funny that ... My Alacrity 19 with 3 people on board ... 40+ as long as no strong tide ie 3kts or more.
Even my Snapdragon 23 was shoved along by a 40+ when my Yammie 5 packed up ....
Funny that ... My Alacrity 19 with 3 people on board ... 40+ as long as no strong tide ie 3kts or more.
Even my Snapdragon 23 was shoved along by a 40+ when my Yammie 5 packed up ....
gandy
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I reckon 1.5HP should have pushed a Wayfarer along nicely. I could row ours at over two knots, and I'm sure I don't knock out even one horsepower.
Debenite
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Our local Dealer, Seamark Nunn, recently gave Woodbridge Cruising Club a lecture on the implications of the new legislation and an Acrobat version is now available on our web site.
www.woodbridgecruisingclub.co.uk
www.woodbridgecruisingclub.co.uk