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southern cross
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Initially Posted - 03/24/2006 : 15:34:22

anyone ver tried using a 6hp on their c-25. I do not know if would work, but a friend of mine used to have an old 6.5 hp 2-stroke on his and it worked OK. I was thinking of the Tohatsu 6hp 4-stroke. I belive the 4 strokes have a bit more torque and it comes ina 25" shaft length for only 1300.oo instead of nearly 2000.00 for a 9.8. I know the 9.8 is ideal but I sail only on a lake and only use the motor to get in and out of the marina. I guess it might work but I wonder how it would work if I was wanting to motor any significance distance.

Thanks for the input.

Puravida,
Zach

southern cross 1982 C-25
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atgep
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Response Posted - 03/24/2006 : 19:54:14

6hp will do fine in sheltered areas. If you are trying to steam against a strong headwind or chop, you will find it lacking. The 9.8 will run much smoother as it has 2 cyl.

The 6 will be a lot lighter which has many benefits.

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CB
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Response Posted - 03/26/2006 : 13:52:19

Zach,
I use a 6hp Yamaha 2 stroke and it gets me around just fine. I am also on Lake Norman, and it serves it's purpose- getting to and from the dock, and getting home when the wind goes away!!

Chris

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Response Posted - 03/26/2006 : 14:12:19

I have a Honda 5hp 20" on the back of my C-25. I get 5.2 knots in a flat calm. I can normally maintain 4 knots in reasonable conditions. I really only use the engine for getting in and out of my canal and if there's no wind. I didn't want to go to a Honda 8/9.9 because the weight penalty wasn't worth it for the amount of time I use it. Offshore it's not so good but then you need an inboard to really maintain headway if it's rough.

I think for your usage you'll be fine with a 6.

Cheers Jonathan

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Response Posted - 03/27/2006 : 11:06:20

I sail on a small inland lake and am having excellent luck with a 5 hp Merc. I have been saving my boat units for that same Tohatsu (55 lbs, wow) but the little Merc is working so well that I am having second thoughts. I think I want 4-stroke just because everysbody else has one. I doubt that I reach hull speed, but who cares, the furthest I can be from my marina is about three miles, and it goes plenty fast enough. As everybody says, wind and waves could change that equation, but we're supposed to avoid those conditions, Right? Right? As a further thought, for those of us on small lakes, I am running on only the internal tank, no remote. I can get out and in of the marina at least three or four times without adding fuel, altlhough I do add it more often than that. By using two one gallon tanks I guarantee fresh fuel, because I have to refill one of the tanks about every three wreeks or so, unlike the previous 3.6 gal tank which could last for months.

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Response Posted - 03/28/2006 : 14:07:47

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by CB
 Zach,
I use a 6hp Yamaha 2 stroke and it gets me around just fine. I am also on Lake Norman, and it serves it's purpose- getting to and from the dock, and getting home when the wind goes away!!

Chris

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Chris-
do you trailor your boat to Lake Norman or keep it at a marina or personal dock. I have a few good friends of mine and we all have sail boats. Three of us have C-25's and we are on the lake at least twice a week in the warm months (wednesday nights and weekends). We are all at The Lake Norman Sailing Club on the south/west end of the lake. Look us up sometime if you are planning on a weekender. We normally go up on a Friday afternoon and drink as much beer as possible, spend the night on the boats (burgers and acoustic guitars), then sail the lake on Sat. anchor in a cove somewhere for more beer and fun Sat. night and sail back to the docks on Sunday to unpack, go home and recover.

Puravida,
Zach

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