[Rhodes22-list] Lou's CB trunk almost done

[Lou Rosenberg]

  Thanks Richard,
  Ok  I will look into Eldridge, and I do plan to time my passage.
  So you are saying that an 8hp is plenty for the Rhodes in most situations?
  Lou

>< will a 8hp Tohatsu get me around Hells Gate where the Triboro
>>  Bridge meets the East River, with the tide coming in and the current
>>  going south?>
>
>Five horsepower is plenty.  The speed of the current in this area can exceed
>the hull speed of the boat.  No reasonable amount of power will overcome
>that limitation.  Get a copy of Eldridge and time your passages to take
>advantage of the current not fight it.
>
>The heavy engine on the stern will worsen the hobby horsing tendency and
>associated cavitation in rough conditions.  Exactly when you don't need .
>
>Richard Smith
>
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