Just where is everybody sailing that they're worrying about bucking strong headwinds? I sail on a nice little reservoir in Oregon and my Yamaha 4 pushes my 17 just fine although it is a bit heavy. Lighter would be nice but that Yamaha is a nice motor with plenty of push. Ian M-17 The mighty "Seaweeble" Sent from my iPad On Sep 23, 2012, at 10:08 AM, "Ronald McNeil" <ronaldwmcneil@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi, I have a new M17 on order and I’m now shopping for a motor. I was planning to go with the Yamaha 4hp, but if I go with the Mercury 3.5 it would only weigh 40lbs vs. 60lbs, which I like. My biggest concern I guess with either of these is their ability to motor into a strong head wind. Does any have experience motoring in stong wind with these or like size motors on an M17?