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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by PeteD[/i] [br]Hello 250 sailors. Asking for advice or information. I'm replacing my existing outboard (currently 20 hp Honda 4 stroke) which is a great motor but way too heavy and large for a 250 in my opinion. This was on the boat when purchased. I'm looking at a 25" leg Yamaha high thrust 9.9 hp or the Mercury Pro kicker. I would like electric start and tilt (will save my back), I know this adds weight and cost however for the convenience I think its worth it. Anyone use these motors, any opinion on that? I'm also looking at fitting lazy jacks and a boom stack pack, again for convenience and also look tidy and so much easier on the set up and pack up later. My question here is that the sail maker who is going to build it recommends I change the main sail foot to a loose foot so he can use the bolt rope section on the boom for the stack pack. Has anyone else done this, just tying off the clew to the outhaul without using the bolt rope on the boom and experienced sailing with a loose foot on the 250? Thankyou, safe sailing everyone as you head into your spring, I'm now in Autumn with some lighter winds and not so blistering heat. Pete [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.