Gerry, First I would say that I rarely ever ran with only the motor. Sailboats are designed to sail. So, when wind conditions are high enough to make that difficult, I would reduce sail, usually by furling my jib and then motor sailing under (possibly reefed) main alone. In doing this you still operate under the same rules as pure sailing. The #1 rule being you cannot go directly upwind. Operating in this manner I never found myself short of power. In fact we were usually under much better control since the boat was heeling normally and is not bobbing around like a cork, steering erratically as the water pressure on the hull is constantly changing sides. If I ever purely motored it was because there was no wind, not because there was too much wind. Our Flicka is by far our favorite of all the boats we have owned. I hope this helps. Rik "Responsibilities. That's what gives life meaning. It's like lifting a load, then you can tolerate yourself."... Jordan Peterson Sent with Proton Mail secure email. ------- Original Message ------- On Saturday, February 25th, 2023 at 3:09 PM, Gerald Wyatt <wyattgs@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Rik,
How did the Flicka do in high winds with that Tohatsu 6.
BTW, the Flicka is a neat boat.
Gerry
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Subject: M_Boats: Re: M23 Outboards
Hello,
I'd second the Tohatsu 6. It's worked very well on my Flicka. Much lighter than the 8 and 9.9 hp 4 strokes.
Rik
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------- Original Message ------- On Sunday, February 19th, 2023 at 4:17 PM, John Schinnerer via montgomery_boats montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com wrote:
The Tohatsu 6 hp "SailPro" version comes in 20" and 25" shaft also. And I think that model comes standard with high-thrust prop designed for heavy displacement hulls (more effective at lower speeds on displacement hulls vs. a prop designed for high speed/planing hulls).
cheers, John
On 2/19/23 09:01, Gerald Wyatt wrote:
Hello,
I’m not sure how many Montgomery 23 owners are using this list, but I was curious what outboards you use. I’ve been using an 8 hp 2-stroke with 25” shaft, but I can’t find an 8hp 4-stroke with the 25” shaft. Obviously, no one makes a 2-stroke any more. The 9.9 4-stroke has a 25” option but just feels too big and heavy.
Thanks,
Gerry
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