Gary,<br>Theres been a lot of argument about the
validity of thrust as a power measurment. We are not
qualfied to enter the argument, however thrust is
deftinely variable upon speed. Some EBBA members have
enlightened the argument, but we have stayed out of the
way!<br>The Sneakeasy,which belongs to a friend, is in the
back of the barn now, and has been reconverted from
solar electric to combustion. We needed a quick solar
project and assembled a package from RAY, Photocomm, etc.
in order to travel from Knoxville,Tennessee to
Appalachacola,Florida via sunshine. Yes, the Sneakeasy was a great
hull, but the transom was not optimum for the 2.4kt
average speed under solar. Bolger and Ray both thought
the transom wrong, but the overall length to beam
ratio carried us thru. Great boat! <br><br>If you want
an afternoon speed machine the Sneakeasy will fill
the bill. With enough power,it will go beyond the
conventional launch in top speed without eating up too many
amps. Course everything is a trade off, and the
slightly larger Bolger power sharpies might be better
overall, as they have raked disp. type transoms and would
offer greater range at typical speeds. <br><br>Good
luck with your outboard project.Thats a good way to
have a propulsion unit without spending a lot of
money. The Sneakeasy, with motor tilted up, drew about 6
inches of water. Sure was useful in finding shallow
water anchorages!<br><br>Happy boating,<br>bud
