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Old 19-10-2016, 17:08   #1
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Anyone use paddles before?

Yeah I'm new at this, I have a tanzer 26. I'm curious if I can get the boat out of the marina without a motor. Is it possible? Has anyone ever heard of doing this? Or have you done it?
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You'd be better off getting/making a decent sized oar and setting up a sculling point at the stern..
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Try googling yuloh oar. I have seen them done and it is amazingly efficient
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Old 19-10-2016, 18:00   #4
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Iirc, <MikeOReilly> here on CF has used a yuloh with his Rafiki 37.

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Re: Anyone use paddles before?

As noted, a sculling oar or a pair of oars will work much better than paddling.

BUT, success will also depend on the conditions. If your marina has a strong current when the tide changes or a strong wind, maneuvering without a motor can be difficult or impossible. In fact, there are times when trying to maneuver with an engine can be tricky.
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Old 19-10-2016, 18:40   #6
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Anyone have any advice on how to get a cheap outboard?
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Tohatsu, which also makes Nissan and Mercury outboards, has in my opinion the best deals on small 4 stroke outboards, with a good warranty as well.
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Anyone have any advice on how to get a cheap outboard?
Craigslist. There's over 100 outboards currently listed on my local craigslist. Bought my dink motor from craigslist. Some folks think their outboard is made of gold though.

And some are absolute garbage.

Brand spanking new a outboard that would power your boat is likely available for $1300 or so depending on location.
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Don't I need a title for the outboard, that's vary hard to find here near Victoria TX. Any advice.
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Holycrap! I just googled "outboard title texas" and found out that yes - you do title outboards in Texas.

Well, I will be dipped... A law that is more restrictive in Texas than Calif. Whowouldathunkit?

So I guess you'd need to get a title with a used OB. Interesting. Hopefully somebody that actually knows what the deal is will respond.
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It's a really hard thing to find here.
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Holycrap! I just googled "outboard title texas" and found out that yes - you do title outboards in Texas.

Well, I will be dipped... A law that is more restrictive in Texas than Calif. Whowouldathunkit?
Could it be that there were more thefts of outboards there, and the politicians actually did something right?

Could that ever be? : biggrin:
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Double check on the HP threshold for titling. In most states outboards under 10PH don't need to be titled. That's why 9.9HP designation is so common.

About 10 years ago, when I was looking for an outboard for a dinghy, 5-8HP 2-strokes in B- condition could be had for $50-100, better ones for about $150-200, worse ones for $0 to $50. Then a few years later the market seemingly dried up and "for parts" 5-10HP started going for $200 and more. I asked my marine pro buddy what was up with that and he surmised that there was a surge of popularity of these in the 3rd world and that many immigrants who still had boat buddies back there were sending those in "as is condition" to those places where they would be nicely refurbished and resold at a premium since labor is dirt cheap over there and many parts can be manufactured or re-purposed locally out of cannibalized units. Plus the erroneous perception common these days that any 2-strokes are illegal keeps them out of the circulation.

Just to get in and out of marina a 2-stroke is OK. For anything more than that you definitely would want a 4-stroke. For a Tanzer 26 you'd probably be OK with a 5HP 4-stroke and anything over 8HP would probably be too much, especially weight wise.
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Yeah I'm new at this, I have a tanzer 26. I'm curious if I can get the boat out of the marina without a motor. Is it possible? Has anyone ever heard of doing this? Or have you done it?
Yep, it is possible. I have oars on my Columbia 29 which is almost twice the weight of your boat. The advantage that oars have over a yuloh is that you have a reverse gear. Yuloh does offer a more constant thrust. It is a bigger sweep blade than an oar. I can stow my oars fairly well (blades are removable.) I also have an outboard, but I wanted the oar option as an experiment, and so far I really like them. I am not going to go very fast, but getting into and out of a slip is super easy and I can row in or out of the marina or anchorage as long as it is calm. You are welcome to have a look:
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