[Rhodes22-list] Tohatsu 4s 5hp VERSU A TROLLING MOTOR

[Stephen Staum]

I cannot speak to experience with a trolling motor although I think it would 
be fine for maneuvering in and out of a slip on a small lake.

I had a 4 hp 2 stroke Mariner for several years on the Carol Lee and never 
found myself lacking for power including an open water ocean experience with 
4 foot waves and 35 knot gusts.  My second outboard was a 5 hp Briggs and 
Stratton 4 stroke which I used until the boat was swamped and totaled in a 
hurricane.  Again power was always adequate in Quincy Bay and coastal 
cruising conditions.  The Carol Lee 2 came with a Johnson Sailmaster 9.9 hp 
2 stroke and while the extra power is nice, I don't need it and the fuel 
consumption is noticeably higher.  With all of these, I found noise more of 
a nuisance than vibration.  Go electric if you can.

Stephen Staum
s/v Carol Lee 2
Needham, MA

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ric Stott
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 6:58 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tohatsu 4s 5hp VERSU A TROLLING MOTOR

In Shinnecock bay, including Shinnecock Inlet, my 1996 8 hp Mercury leaves 
me wishing for something bigger. It's all about current. Strong wind against 
the current in a narrow channel make for exciting sailing, especially single 
handed.
Ric
Dadventure


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> On Apr 3, 2014, at 9:52 PM, Bob and Kathy Quinn 
> <bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> A few years back I was at Edenton with Stan.  He had me join him to take a 
> fellow and his daughter out for a demo sail.  Stan's home is up a narrow 
> canal, a couple of hundred yards from the Sound, he was using a trolling 
> motor to move the boat from his dock to the Sound.  No problem.  When we 
> came back in we darn near sailed all the way back to the dock.
>
>
> As others have mentioned, a lot depends on where you sail.  I sailed for 
> years on small boats without a motor so became quite adept at getting out 
> of and back into the slips - this included sailing out of Hickam AFB 
> harbor into the Pacific and sailing down to Diamond Head in Rhodes 18s and 
> Cal 20s.  The Rhodes 22 is quite easy to sail and does not need a lot of 
> wind to move her.  If you are confident of conditions, your sailing 
> ability, and have an oar on board, the trolling motor may work well for 
> you.
>
>
> FULL DISCLOSURE:  At present I am using a Yamaha 9.9.  Overkill? 
> Probably, but every now and then we head out into the Atlantic and coming 
> back in against the tide (or even with it) in a narrow inlet, the high 
> thrust of the 9.9 is great insurance to be sure I get to sail another day. 
> When I stay inland in the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, the 9.9 is 
> definitely overkill.
>
>
> Bob on the R22 "NoKaOi 3"
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: James Nichols <jfn302 at yahoo.com>
> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tohatsu 4s 5hp
>
>
> This is actually a question that my father-in-law and I have been
> considering.  One of the ideas we have been tossing around is a trolling
> motor.  Anyone using one?
>
> We could leave a solar panel on the boat when we aren't using it to 
> maintain
> the batteries, and we would only be moving the boat 250 yards max from the
> slip to the open water and then back again, so there would never be a need
> to have gas on board, less maintenance, and quieter.
>
> James
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