Connie, That makes a lot of sense to me. Thanks, Bill On Saturday, November 1, 2003, at 07:43 AM, chbenneck@juno.com wrote:

Hi Bill,

It's the same old problem: What are your requirements for the engine?

.........move the boat in a flat calm = minimum power requirement

........move the fully loaded boat against strong currents and lots of wind = more power required.

When the wind blows, I sail.

When there is no wind I use the motor; ergo, my power requirements are on the minimum side.

Connie

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