Heavier Typhoon motor
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Heavier Typhoon motor
I am thinking of getting a 10-15 HP 4 stroke, long shaft for my Typhoon. Weight should be anywhere from 85 to 120lbs. Has anyone out there done this? Will the transom handle it (I have a good backing plate), and is that too much weight that far aft?
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Much too heavy-
I think 3hp is the best compromise between power and weight. Tops 4hp. That will be all you need. Get the long shaft.
Also-read the post from a couple of days ago.
Also-read the post from a couple of days ago.
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It's a lever!
Remember that is 80lbs on the end of a 9' LEVER! Your boat is a see-saw with its' center(usually below the mast or near there) gravity as the fulcrum. to keep it level you would add the same weight the same distance forward of that point. Which someone pointed out results in your boat being overloaded or nearly so.
The other thing overlooked is that the hull speed determines your speed NOT horse power, once you have sufficient HP to reach hull speed any eadditional does nothing more than dig a deeper hole.
Odds are(and reading the archives of Typhoon owners) that a 5-6 hp motor reaches hull speed even in rough or adverse conditions. So why, except for unlimited money supply, would you try and put on a huge, for a Typhoon motor? Hell, if you want to impress someone adapt a 500hp supercharged V-something and have a go at towing container ships around the harbor with your typhoon.<grin>
The other thing overlooked is that the hull speed determines your speed NOT horse power, once you have sufficient HP to reach hull speed any eadditional does nothing more than dig a deeper hole.
Odds are(and reading the archives of Typhoon owners) that a 5-6 hp motor reaches hull speed even in rough or adverse conditions. So why, except for unlimited money supply, would you try and put on a huge, for a Typhoon motor? Hell, if you want to impress someone adapt a 500hp supercharged V-something and have a go at towing container ships around the harbor with your typhoon.<grin>
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last owner of CD-25 #183 "Spring Gail"
"I do not attempt to make leopards change their spots...after I have skinned them, they are free to grow 'em back or not, as they see fit!" Didereaux 2007