KnotNick
New member
As the (relatively) new owner of a Westerly GK29 with a sometimes errant but dogedly original Petter Mini Twin I'm faced with conundrum of purchasing an outboard for my 2.6m tender. Most of the time my prime concern will be manouvering the petrol-powered lump (with the aid of my far prettier half) from one to another floating platform - however with the occasional reluctance of the Petter to fire up when the wind dies it would be a bonus if I could rely upon a lashed tender complete with sprightly outboard to push us manfully towards the closest pub - pushing the 3 1/2 ton bulk of the GK.
So we've looked at various, and it seems to me that there are a few older engines (the Yamaha Malta?) and some more youthful entrants on the block (Tomatsu 3.5?) that may be up to the Weight vs Power challenge - now I wonder whether there might be an opinion or two out there to help me solve the riddle?
Question being how much power do I need to shift the GK in calm conditions and what's the lightest engine that might do this reliably?
As if that isn't enough to ask - a twist throttle would be perfect!
Thoughts?
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So we've looked at various, and it seems to me that there are a few older engines (the Yamaha Malta?) and some more youthful entrants on the block (Tomatsu 3.5?) that may be up to the Weight vs Power challenge - now I wonder whether there might be an opinion or two out there to help me solve the riddle?
Question being how much power do I need to shift the GK in calm conditions and what's the lightest engine that might do this reliably?
As if that isn't enough to ask - a twist throttle would be perfect!
Thoughts?
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