sailboat electric motor?

fatlazyless · 05-15-2015, 12:01 PM

On a 16' sailboat, a Mistral 16, that weighs 500-lbs and has an adjustable up-down bracket attached to the transom; should I go with a Minn Kota 40 or a Minn Kota 50 as a backup motor for when the wind dies away? The 40 is 36" long, and the 50 is 42" long so either could probably be used? These cost about $200 at Wal-Mart.

Also, just for curiosity, is a 4hp the correct size for this sailboat for a light weight, two-stroke gasoline outboard like a Tohatsu or an oldy-goldy, used Evinrude....or is a two-horsepower engine big enough?

05-15-2015, 12:01 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,762 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,014 Times in 739 Posts	sailboat electric motor? On a 16' sailboat, a Mistral 16, that weighs 500-lbs and has an adjustable up-down bracket attached to the transom; should I go with a Minn Kota 40 or a Minn Kota 50 as a backup motor for when the wind dies away? The 40 is 36" long, and the 50 is 42" long so either could probably be used? These cost about $200 at Wal-Mart. Also, just for curiosity, is a 4hp the correct size for this sailboat for a light weight, two-stroke gasoline outboard like a Tohatsu or an oldy-goldy, used Evinrude....or is a two-horsepower engine big enough? __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!