Help on 22 Cruiser Motor Selection

Captains Cat · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:28 pm Post subject: Twins vs Single and a kicker

I give up. Too much information. I'm going to add a 90 single to the starboard of my twin 45's and a 9.9 kicker to the port side. Need some volunteers to sit on the bow to keep it in the water. As long as I don't light them all off at once, I figure I'll be OK. Someone might as well notify the USCG right now...

B~C · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:58 pm Post subject:

Captains Choice Charlie, I think you'll be going around in circles with a 90 hanging off to the side. You need to mount it in the through the floor in the cockpit, perhaps like a sail drive....but....then...if you have trim tabs it should work....or maybe a bow mounted trolling motor would help ballance things out, it could also provide a means to get home if the other engines should fail Smile

Captains Cat · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:47 pm Post subject:

How about the 90 on the centerline at the stern, the 45's (which I already I have, sunk cost so to speak) on the port and starboard quarters, and the 9.9 on the bow as a thruster? Wow, what a package!! And to think I'm a Naval Engineer, and have built real ships too! Scary for all you that have sons and daughers at sea!! Promise I don't mean a word of the forgoing!!

Had nothing to do with the Titanic or the Atocia by the way.....

Charlie (Sally disavows all connection with this post)

Work Release · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:45 pm Post subject:

Well, I'm the guy who started this thread and reading the last few posts it sounds like C-Dory may have to start engineering a new boat with these new motor selections. There were so many discussions on various choices it sounded like a toss up to me. I won't keep you waiting on what I decided on. Twin 50's Hondas. I went with this choice for two reason. Number 1, two times on different boats I have had my main motor go zonkers on me. Each time I had a kicker but still had difficulty getting back to Port with bad weather conditions and strong tides ( not fun ). Number 2, alot of times traveling up to B.C. fishing I'm usally loaded up to the hilt with gear so I wanted to maximize my horsepower capacity. Either way I knew I will be happy with this new 22 cruiser, should get delivery in about one week give or take a few hours. This is a great web site and I plan on meeting some of you salts on a outing.
Fish-on, Jim

DaveS · Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 6:57 pm Post subject:

Butch,
I'm bringing this site up again, since you are asking about twins vs. singles. There is quite a bit of information here on all 3 pages of this thread. I'm sure this information is applicable to your 25' as well.