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At 12:19 PM 2/2/00 EST, Mike Stallings wrote:
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>P19 Owners:
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> Has anyone hung a larger motor off their P19? I have the idea of
>buying a P19 for my Mom's house, and hanging my 9.9 off of it, to be used
>mostly by my family for motoring when I'm not home. They would be quite
>happy with just a motor boat, but I would like to be able to sail when I'm
>visiting. I wonder how fast the P19 would go with a 9.9? I know it has a
>slow hull speed and a lot of weight, but a 9.9 will overcome an amazing
>amount of resistance, as I discovered by using it with a 16 foot daysailer
>that I used to own. We used to have a lot of fun spending the day
>alternately sailing, motoring, and pulling people along behind.
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> I suppose I'd have to beef up the motor bracket.
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> I've even thought of trying to somehow hang the 9.9 directly off the
>transom of my P15, just for kicks. Ever seen a P15 in an all out plane?
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>Mike
>P15 #1589 Alexandria VA
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The P-19 I crew on came with a Nissan 9.9. It is no faster than a 5 HP The
sails will take the boat faster than the O.B. in a stiff breeze. From just
over half throttle to full there is no increase in speed as meazsured by
the knotmeter, just under 6 kn. Suprisingly the theoretical hull speed!HTH
Dan Rickert First mate "THALES" wwp p-19 212 skipper Vagabond 14 dinghy #
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