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In a message dated 4/24/02 3:23:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
> I read where you have a 30 hp
> motor on a 10' RIB. Was the RIB rated for that kind of horsepower?
The spec plate says 25 HP, but the 30 was the same weight. I don't know if
the Control Freaks will attack me for this or not. I have never seen any
printed word about this. One fellow I met said it is illegal but I don't
know.
For me, the bigger the better, but motor weight and transom strength is the
limit. I sometimes use the dink to push the bow of the big boat around
toward deep water when aground and then I wish I had a zillion HP.
With one person in the dink 30 HP puts stability right on the edge at full
throttle (I can feel it skittering around under me), but I rarely run at full
throttle and seldom am alone. I prefer lots of available power when I need
it but use it only occasionally.
Norm
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