cybersambista
New Member
Ok ... after being stuck in the middle of a large Texas inland lake for the umpteenth time with no wind whatsoever, I began my search for auxillary power (sculling with the rudder is not a viable option - been there, done that).
Weighing the pros and cons (and reading about them in this forum) of an electric trolling motor vs. a small gas outboard, I decided to give the gas engine a try ... by purchasing a Tanaka 1.2 hp "weedeater with a prop." The little motor runs well, but the shaft length (17") is just a bit short for proper motor attitude (read 'prop is too close to the surface'). If I sit real close to the transom, I can feel the motor occassionally "bite" with an accompanying increase in speed.
How do my fellow Capri 14 owners mount their auxillary engines? Adjustable kicker bracket? Jack plate? Directly on the transom (with a motor that has a 20" or longer shaft)? And what do you do with it after you've cleared the dock and are finally under sail?
And would a 3.5 hp 28 lb. Nissan (with a 20" shaft) be too heavy?
Thanks!
- Greg -)
Weighing the pros and cons (and reading about them in this forum) of an electric trolling motor vs. a small gas outboard, I decided to give the gas engine a try ... by purchasing a Tanaka 1.2 hp "weedeater with a prop." The little motor runs well, but the shaft length (17") is just a bit short for proper motor attitude (read 'prop is too close to the surface'). If I sit real close to the transom, I can feel the motor occassionally "bite" with an accompanying increase in speed.
How do my fellow Capri 14 owners mount their auxillary engines? Adjustable kicker bracket? Jack plate? Directly on the transom (with a motor that has a 20" or longer shaft)? And what do you do with it after you've cleared the dock and are finally under sail?
And would a 3.5 hp 28 lb. Nissan (with a 20" shaft) be too heavy?
Thanks!
- Greg -)