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azerman
New member
Username: azerman
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2014
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 01, 2014 - 11:17 am: | 
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I am researching a dory to build and use on East Bay ,Galveston. The 22' plans require a 50 hp outboard. I want an inboard instead. I pull a 20' shrimp net in shallows so the deck space is a premium. What about using say a 20 hp. Palmer with a 3 prop instead of the 2? |
jb_castagnos
Senior Member
Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 858
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 01, 2014 - 04:46 pm: |
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I think it would depend on how fast you want to go and how heavy the boat is. 20hp may not plane the boat, would probably have enough power for the net, but getting there and back may be slow. |
bruce
Senior Member
Username: bruce
Post Number: 420
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 01, 2014 - 10:13 pm: |
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Azerman. Consider installing the outboard in a decked over through-hull engine well, inboard of the transom. |
david_doyle
Member
Username: david_doyle
Post Number: 19
Registered: 03-2013
| | Posted on Thursday, January 02, 2014 - 12:25 am: |
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Do some of the small draggers have an inboard mounted well forward in a well to allow nets to come in over the transom? |
azerman
New member
Username: azerman
Post Number: 3
Registered: 01-2014
| | Posted on Friday, January 03, 2014 - 08:44 pm: |
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Yea the draggers might work with the outboard. I just looked in on a new 50 hp. Evenrude and was shocked to the 8,000.00 price tag! |
nobby
Advanced Member
Username: nobby
Post Number: 35
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, January 04, 2014 - 10:49 am: |
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What type of dory, tombstone? |
azerman
Member
Username: azerman
Post Number: 4
Registered: 01-2014
| | Posted on Saturday, January 04, 2014 - 06:15 pm: |
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Never heard of a Tombstone dory. This one will be flat bottom,pilothouse, 22'plywood boat. A bay boat for me. |
