Hi all,
Trying to get a rough budget needed to get my boat back in the water, where it should be. But, even though I have managed to work out a rough budget for the work needed, (GRP, re-fit, flooring etc) I have absolutely no idea the size of outboard I'm going to need. Can you help?
First and foremost, its 16 ft long and 6 ft 6 wide (see photos) and is going to be used on the Thames and maybe for a trip around the Broads every so often. Obviously the flow of the Thames will mean a larger outboard, and would prefer to get a motor that can cope easily rather than one that I'll have to rev high to keep a sensible speed, but where do I start?
ps... The transom is 21 inches, but getting lots of different answers for the shaft length with a 50/50 split as to short or long shaft???
HELP PLEASE...
Thanks in advance for any assistance, Martin
Trying to get a rough budget needed to get my boat back in the water, where it should be. But, even though I have managed to work out a rough budget for the work needed, (GRP, re-fit, flooring etc) I have absolutely no idea the size of outboard I'm going to need. Can you help?
First and foremost, its 16 ft long and 6 ft 6 wide (see photos) and is going to be used on the Thames and maybe for a trip around the Broads every so often. Obviously the flow of the Thames will mean a larger outboard, and would prefer to get a motor that can cope easily rather than one that I'll have to rev high to keep a sensible speed, but where do I start?
ps... The transom is 21 inches, but getting lots of different answers for the shaft length with a 50/50 split as to short or long shaft???
HELP PLEASE...
Thanks in advance for any assistance, Martin
