View Single Post
Old 09-25-2015, 08:45 AM   #16
Art
Guru
 
Art's Avatar
 
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,569
Quote:
Originally Posted by OldToby View Post
I had an old 40-horse Johnson on an equally elderly 13.3 Whaler. Too much engine, plus the steering linkage mounts had a discouraging habit of falling off at inopportune moments, a couple of times causing the boat to go broadside to the waves and flip over. My current Eastport has a 90-horse Evinrude, again too much motor for a 50 year-old hull design. But the steering doesn't come loose, which is good.

Aren't too many of us non-canine Tobys around....
40 hp Johnson and 13.3' Whaler worked fine for me. Owned her for years. Yup - Tobias, aka, Toby is good name!
Art is offline   Reply With Quote