by Sailor Chlud » Mon Apr 21, 2014 3:55 pm
I have a 4hp Mercury long shaft that is a 4 stroke and about 50lbs or so. It is mounted on the transom, not a bracket. I frequently sail in Buzzards Bay/Woods Hole/Falmouth MA area, and Barnegat Bay in NJ - with 4-5 folks and gear on board. The power of the 4hp is more than enough to get me back expeditiously with a loaded boat, against wind and tide, in all conditions appropriate for the boat.
John Chludzinski
DS1 #4101
Spotswood, NJ