dartmoor
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Just thinking about a back up outboard to keep in a locker on my 22ft Dockrell. Would a 3.5hp two stroke (Tohatsu) be ok as emregency use? I am as long as long shaft, and not battling a big tide/wind would be ok?
Just thinking about a back up outboard to keep in a locker on my 22ft Dockrell. Would a 3.5hp two stroke (Tohatsu) be ok as emregency use? I am as long as long shaft, and not battling a big tide/wind would be ok?
My 3.5hp pushes my 24ft Snapdragon along fine. It was a bit iffy with good(?) F6 on the nose once, but apart from that it was fine. A short shaft isn't ideal in bumpy conditions, but for emergency use, definitely OK
3.5hp? Probably enough until you get caught out.
I haven't actually had the nerve to run my 5hp long shaft two-stroke on my ancient Redcrest, so I don't know how bad it would be.
Just thinking about a back up outboard to keep in a locker on my 22ft Dockrell. Would a 3.5hp two stroke (Tohatsu) be ok as emregency use? I am as long as long shaft, and not battling a big tide/wind would be ok?
I always say, only half joking, that if you've only got a plan B, you're already in trouble.Why do you need a spare engine? you have an engine & sails. Maybe consider carrying spares for your main engine? Seems a bit mad to add another 13kgs of weight to a 22footer.. Let alone the hassle of trying to change engines, when you probably have other concerns
Why do you need a spare engine? You have an engine & sails. Seems a bit mad to add another 13kgs of weight to a 22footer.
That's what sails are forNot sure I see the sense in this point of view. The OP has sails, but there are undoubtedly occasions when auxiliary power is required...
...if on even one of those occasions, that auxiliary (whose reliability may be in doubt) quits, the small weight penalty and insubstantial cost of a reserve outboard will have repaid the bother of its acquisition and storage, many times over.
Not to mention the confidence it inspires even if the main engine never fails, to know that you can cope if it did. Plus the option to power the tender.