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by ben1979
06 Aug 2020, 17:26
Forum: Inflatable Boat Help, Advice, Discussions and General Boating Banter
Topic: Honwave T32 + 9.8hp Tohatsu 4st + 265kg payload = 5 knots?
Replies: 12
Views: 3352
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Re: Honwave T32 + 9.8hp Tohatsu 4st + 265kg payload = 5 knots?

Thanks for all of the advice. For reference, the test was me (65kg) on the starboard side rear tube, my daughter (25kg) on the port side rear tube. My wife (75kg), son (20kg) and mother (65kg) on the seat facing forward. Battery and fuel tank strapped just forward of the seat. Trim tab was set to 2n...
by ben1979
04 Aug 2020, 21:10
Forum: Inflatable Boat Help, Advice, Discussions and General Boating Banter
Topic: Honwave T32 + 9.8hp Tohatsu 4st + 265kg payload = 5 knots?
Replies: 12
Views: 3352
Great Britain

Re: Honwave T32 + 9.8hp Tohatsu 4st + 265kg payload = 5 knots?

Thank you for the replies, I had been thinking the same thing. So if the payload is always around 200kg and therefore the best we can hope for is 4-5 knts, what is the minimum hp outboard to provide that speed? Would something like the Torqeedo 1103 be enough? The dinghy + outboard must also double ...
by ben1979
03 Aug 2020, 16:23
Forum: Inflatable Boat Help, Advice, Discussions and General Boating Banter
Topic: Honwave T32 + 9.8hp Tohatsu 4st + 265kg payload = 5 knots?
Replies: 12
Views: 3352
Great Britain

Honwave T32 + 9.8hp Tohatsu 4st + 265kg payload = 5 knots?

Hi, New to the forum and after some advice please. Just purchased a new Honwave T32 and first used a 4hp Johnson 2 stroke which was smokey and slow, so just replaced with a Tohatsu 9.8hp 4 stroke. Overall a big improvement but still seems slow. Now I should say that our first testing involved 3 adul...

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