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Topic: Motor size
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Alain
JuniorMember
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posted April 20, 2007 08:14 PM
 
Hi everyone,New to msg board. I am looking at a 565 with no motor on it. I am thinking about new, any sugg. regarding HP to use with the 565.
Thanks
Alain
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Hyprstitch
Member
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posted April 20, 2007 09:23 PM
I run a 2.2 Honda on some of the smaller lakes here, works fine. On the Larger Lakes I run a 4HP Suzuki 4 stroke. Sid
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Alain
JuniorMember
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posted April 20, 2007 09:59 PM
Thanks Sid,I was thinking of going with a 4 HP long shaft(20in.) either nissan or tohatsu which I think are both made by tohatsu. Thanks for reply
Alain
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kenn
Member
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posted April 20, 2007 10:51 PM
The Sandpiper I have a deposit on has a 7.5 hp Merc on it. Waterskiing anyone?  Has anyone ever heard anything about these "Sail" outboards? http://www.sailoutboardscanada.com/ I suspect they're from the far east, and I'm wondering how good they could be for the price... just curious, I guess.
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Hyprstitch
Member
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posted April 20, 2007 10:59 PM
New motor can't be to bad. I bought my Suzuki new, works really well. Also I bought a short shaft do to the size of the motor. I would have never got the long shaft out of the water. In the picture below you can see how big the new 2004 Suzuki is.
 Sid
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DonW
Member
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posted April 20, 2007 11:11 PM
I have the original 6 hp Evinrude Yachtwin 2 stroke that came with the boat.
 [This message has been edited by DonW (edited April 20, 2007).]
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Pathfinder
Administrator
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posted April 20, 2007 11:46 PM
Alain,Below are Wind Chime and Windy Island (l-r) motoring up Bateau Channel behind Howe Island in the St Lawrence during Rendezvous 2006. Notice the large power cruisers sailing downriver behind.  If racing, perhaps not the primary intention for the S565 design, I might want our smaller 4.5 Evinrude.  But when cruising, I think I'd spend a little more for a 6 or 8 hp motor to help keep up with Windy Island, who was able to move out faster when needed; and perhaps more importantly, to cut better through choppy water toward safety in a blow, as we experienced in the North Channel last July. Photos: are these Sid's? Stan
S565 #1305 "Wind Chime"
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Pathfinder
Administrator
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posted April 21, 2007 12:10 AM
Avoiding an achorage whose mouth is guarded by a strong headwind may be highly desireable, but getting out of a blow NOW seemed highly prudent at the time.
 Shown here is Wind Chime pinned for a day's layover in South Benjamin, North Channel, waiting to connect with the Trailer Sailor Association fleet. We tried to motor out of the anchorage, but were blown toward the lee shore; so we turned back. Would a couple of extra hp have helped? The next morning, we tried again, successfully, just after dawn when we thought that the wind would not have come up yet. We learned later that the TSA fleet  was laid over in Little Current. [This message has been edited by Pathfinder (edited April 21, 2007).]
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Pathfinder
Administrator
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posted April 21, 2007 12:18 AM
Did I neglect to tell you? The ordeal wasn't all bad; anchored nearby, the Hunter 34 from the CYA, was crewed by four women.
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Hyprstitch
Member
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posted April 21, 2007 08:58 AM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Pathfinder:
[B]Alain,Below are Wind Chime and Windy Island (l-r) motoring up Bateau Channel behind Howe Island in the St Lawrence during Rendezvous 2006. Notice the large power cruisers sailing downriver behind. If racing, perhaps not the primary intention for the S565 design, I might want our smaller 4.5 Evinrude. But when cruising, I think I'd spend a little more for a 6 or 8 hp motor to help keep up with Windy Island, who was able to move out faster when needed; and perhaps more importantly, to cut better through choppy water toward safety in a blow, as we experienced in the North Channel last July. Photos: are these Sid's? Yep, my photos.
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