[Rhodes22-list] Horsepower ?? Engine size ??

[gary crofton]

so my old tohatsu 9.9 is feeling rather ill.   i'm thinking about a  
new 4 stroke engine.  i'll be off the North Shore of Mass,  
Manchester/ Gloucester area.  mostly i use the engine to traverse  
manchester harbor, where I step the mast at the town dock,  then  
proceed 5 or so miles to my mooring (Magnolia Harbor).

my 9.9 moved my Bristol 27 (weight 6600 lbs) along smartly.  i THINK  
a 6.0 or so would be enough engine.

what do you folks think?

Gary