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My experience with transom mounted outboard is that you will need a Long shaft. Anything else will mean you will be a Fairweather sailor only. The effect of the rise and fall of a boat in a choppy sea on a transom mounted ob means it is a challenge to get a long shaft to bite and a short shaft will be hopeless. You might think it will be OK but the number of times I was caught up Harbour with wind against tide trying to get back to the ramp leaves me in no doubt. 40kgs on the transom is huge for a 20ft boat and will kill performance. You'd really struggle to lift it off the bracket while

I need to buy an outboard for my new OLD Pelin Caribou 20 trailersailer which has an adjustable outboard mounting bracket. The last owner had a 9.9hp Johnson but it was left in his garage and got flooded a few months back in the bad weather. I would ideally prefer to get a short shaft 15hp so I could swap it between the yacht and my 3.3m inflatable. As I am living in a motorhome I don't want to carry 2 outboards around everywhere. Can the 20 trailer boat function with a short shaft and will the 40 kg motor greatly impact the sailing performance? opinions and advice wo

6- 8 hp would be plenty for both boats, your going to get sick of lugging a 15 hp OB real quick

I have taken mine and a spare cannister in my packed baggage and carry on baggage multiple times on Air NZ, Qantas, Fijian Airways, Emirates and Lan Chile It has the same cannister that they have under every seat on the plane. I once found a search form in the bag, saying my bag was searched, they had not unzipped the vest to get to the actual cannister, so must of been happy when they realized it was a life jacket.

How does that help? Do they mistake it for a suppository?

I always put the canister in my toilet bag.

Check with the Airline as they have each have different rules but generally all OK with them. Even if you had to remove the canister and throw in the bin at the airport, it wouldn't be the end of the world. Safe travels mate!

Prop makes a huge difference. I changed my yummy to a high thrust and it like a turbo charger.

The ones under your seat have cartridges in them?

8hp 2 cylinder suzuki 2 stroke long shaft is what I had on a davidson m20

Most of the people I know who have had trailer boats for a few years have stories to tell. LOL.

Too right, Frank....and you get the satisfaction of singing 'I Did It My Way' like your namesake when the project is done! This is my 3rd boat (my 28 footer), and I want to indeed do all those little things you mention, that is not possible if I leave the interior as it is. Plus, unlike some people, I can't live with a boat that when I open the locker I see unsightly paint lifting off with patches of bare gelcoat. For inspiration, check this out:

There's no question in my mind that its cheaper to buy the well equipped and maintained vessel although it can take a while to find one, but there are advantages to a do-up project. 1 At the end of it you will know the boat inside out and all its systems, benefits there if something goes wrong and you might have more confidence in its reliability. 2 You can customize the little things to your requirements. 3 If you are a creative person there is a satisfaction in the process, almost therapeutic at times (did I just say that !) 4 The cost is spread over time. 5. If i

The Cyber Truck now incorporates a facility for the increasingly popular Reverse Ramp launch technique similar to above but in reverse. They have attempted to keep it under wraps but word on the street is the continuous slope from the cab to the tailgate is for this express purpose not to make it more ugly although some argue it serves a dual purpose . Yet again extremely ground breaking design from Tesla and part of the reason for its unpreceDented demand.