by oak » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:10 pm
Welcome Johanna,good luck with your new boat
we have sister boats, mine being no 25.
I am using a 5hp 2stroke,much lighter than a four stroke .
by sail drive you mean just the prop,not the big lump of engine called a sail drive.
I have looked at the 4 strokes but I did not see a short shaft sail version in the Mariner family,ie with charging.but I have not studied the market this winter
another point is that the Tohatsu came with an integral tank AND a remote tank fitting.very useful whereas the Mariner only had the remote tank conection
My 5hp has an approx 8insdiam 6ins pitch prop.
whats the trouble with your engine I thought they lasted for ever.my crew wants to change our engine for environmental reasons
having said all that the expert is Simon and his advice is very sound
Oak
"Merlin"