| Title: | Powerboats |
| Notice: | Introductions 2 /Classifieds 3 / '97 Ski Season 1267 |
| Moderator: | KWLITY::SUTER |
| Created: | Thu May 12 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1275 |
| Total number of notes: | 18109 |
I need to buy an outboard for my 9' Livingston dinghy.
My question is: What minimum horsepower will plane it?
It is USCG rated at 8 HP maximum.
An Evinrude dealer says a 6 HP will plane it but 6 HP motors don't
have an integral gas tank which I want.
Does anyone out there have a 9' Livingston and a 5HP motor?
The Livingston is a double hull fiberglass boat which weighs 110
lbs with a beam of 53 inches.
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| 663.1 | do it..... | HYEND::J_BORZUMATO | Wed May 02 1990 12:53 | 22 | |
are you sure you want an integral tank. i had a small motor with
one and was very disappointed.
1. limited range. (unless you carry extra)
2. makes the motor more difficult to store, possible
fuel spillage.
3. refueling was always fun, managed to get fuel everywhere
but where i wanted it.
External tanks today are sealed, not vented. Carry more fuel, to let
you wonder further, without sweating your fuel supply.
On the hp rating for your dinghy, get as close as you can to
the max rating, 6 should do it. If you go to small you'll be
disappointed.
JIm.
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