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Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
CAP"NADAM at 11:43am 02.11.21
Have you thought about a high thrust trolling motor? Or a smaller Torqeedo? https://www.inflatabl
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
shemandr at 11:42am 02.11.21
... How much is hull speed affected by having the keel up? Enough so that it is worth doing while
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Daveinet at 11:40am 02.11.21
OK, so on a different note, I understand the CDC is looking for couples who have been married for mo
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sail sfbay at 11:39am 02.11.21
Yahoo!! My wife and I just got the first Pfizer vaccination at the Mosconni Center in San Francisc
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
dlochner at 11:35am 02.11.21
Hull speed is a function of waterline length and hull shape. The centerboard will have a minimal eff
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
CAP"NADAM at 11:30am 02.11.21
Have you thought about a high thrust trolling motor? Or a smaller Torqeedo? https://www.inflatabl
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
Justin_NSA at 11:29am 02.11.21
Maybe even a better argument for electric and more battery reserve. I don't think the keel up will c
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
CAP"NADAM at 11:24am 02.11.21
Thank you everyone for the information. This might be crazy but I'm thinking of having 2 outboards.
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
rgranger at 11:20am 02.11.21
Have you thought about a high thrust trolling motor? Or a smaller Torqeedo? https://www.inflatable
H26 Battery Panel / Wall
Thaniel at 11:11am 02.11.21
Then use the space where they were as leg space. Body positions bow to stern instead of port to st
Steering Backwards
Daveinet at 11:10am 02.11.21
How do you feel weather helm if you have a worm gear in your steering? Seems wrong on a sailboat.
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
jon hansen at 11:09am 02.11.21
He's a brave man! Those things never start. i have a 3hp British seagull in pristine shape. 1965.
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
Richard19068 at 11:00am 02.11.21
... an old British Seagull one cyl I think those were the most sworn at engines I've ever known.
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
Richard19068 at 10:59am 02.11.21
Sailboats don't have HP ratings like motor boats do. A 20 ft sailboat will move quite nicely with
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
Justin_NSA at 10:58am 02.11.21
A good friend of mine runs a RK20 with an old British Seagull one cyl I still feel sad about the a
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
rgranger at 10:52am 02.11.21
I have a Tohatsu 6 HP sailpro. It is perfect for my boat which is a much bigger boat than yours.
5200 or Epoxy?   (1)
rgranger at 10:50am 02.11.21
If you decide to try to route the curve into the board... an easy (and cheap) way to mark the curve
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
dlochner at 10:46am 02.11.21
A good friend of mine runs a RK20 with an old British Seagull one cyl He's a brave man! Those thi
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat
Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:42am 02.11.21
Anything over about 5-6 HP would be a waste on that boat. ,My 25m footer runs hull speed at half thr
5200 or Epoxy?
Head Sail at 10:35am 02.11.21
If I were doing that job, I'd attach wooden battens to the hull w/epoxy, then screw the shelf into

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