[Rhodes22-list] Motor size for the Rhodes 22

[Herb Parsons]

You're making a mistake putting a 25hp motor on a 22' sailboat. It's a 
displacement boat, and you're going to get nothing "extra" out of that 
extra horsepower, except extra headaches and problems.

A 22' sailboat shouldn't need more than a 10 hp motor, and that's 
probably going a little overboard (no pun intended).

Eric Nelson wrote:
> Ok so I upgraded the motor on my Rhodes. This of course has been frought
> with it's own troubles such as leaking seals, spun bushing on the prop that
> no one carries anymore, starter drive gear worn out. but this is all just
> extra work. What I am really curious about is how well the Rhodes will take
> havign a 25 horse motor pushing it through the water. I had a fair bit of
> trouble with the 9.5 short shaft out on the Sound, keeping the prop in the
> water and fighting the tidal currents really made getting anywhere when the
> wind just wouldn't cooperate. So am I looking damaging the hull by pushing
> the boat harder, should I add more support to the whole transom or will I
> just need it on the motor mount.
>
> -Eric
> 1978 Rhodes 22 Continental
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