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4 hours ago, hider said:

No, To criticise me is unfair, I answered the question as it was asked. What I replied is factually correct.

I have no problems with females, only stroppy males and females on the forum.

I just don't support idiots especially when they ask daft questions that no one can answer fully.

 

You need to acquire a sense of humour.

 

I wouldn’t consider myself an idiot, I simply forgot to put some useful information down, which I’ve since corrected and had some helpful responses.  Thank you 

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19 minutes ago, BilgePump said:

Yes, agree too that it should be plenty to push such a boat, more than enough for the canal. I've used an 8hp Yam 2 stroke to push a 20' one ton yacht against tidal river currents in the past and it was well suited to the job. At 1.5m (approx 5ft) wide and`18' long, it sounds as though yours is an open or cuddy dayboat so probably a good bit lighter than one ton. As a comparison, I'm currently using a 5hp Yam on a 19' cabin cruiser (approx 800kg all up with me and kit) on narrow canals and it is quite adequate. I also used a similar 5hp engine as an auxillary on a 16' fishing boat on the sea and in benign conditions would have a run out using it instead of the main engine. It did the job fine. Maybe the question should not be 'how fast will it go?' but 'will I be able to go slow enough on the canal to avoid creating a breaking wash'.

Thank you for your reply, much appreciated. 

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1 hour ago, Athy said:

Welcome to the forum.

The answers to your question depend on what sort of boat you have - is it a 12 foot dinghy, a 70 foot narrowboat or something in between?

 

10 minutes ago, NB Esk said:

 

Reading between the lines, I'd guess that Emily is as new to boating as she is to this forum and you think that's an acceptable response to a first post?

 

You really do appear to have a problem with females.

 

 

Thank you, yes very new to all of this. 

It’s 18ft long and 1.5 meters wide. Thanks 

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Hi, could anyone tell me what a Yamaha 8HP 4 stroke is like please?, how fast would that go with 2 adults and a bit of stuff on board?. 

 

Thanks for your help. 

 

Sorry it’s 18ft long and 1.5 meters wide.