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Would a 102 be suitable for a 15ft cuddy?

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:59 pm
by robhc1000
Evening all,
I use my 102 on a little 10ft boat and it works a treat, a guy i work with has bought a 15ft cuddy and and we were talking today about the benefits of seagulls and i said i would ask on this excellent forum to see if people thought a 102 would be suitable for his boat, mainly used for harbour and inshore fishing.
Many thanks.

Re: Would a 102 be suitable for a 15ft cuddy?

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:35 pm
by denchen
I had. 102 as a back up for a Johnson 20 on a 16ft Bass type boat for inshore fishing. Once when the Johnson decided it didn't want to play the old seagull pushed me back no troubles.

Re: Would a 102 be suitable for a 15ft cuddy?

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 11:51 pm
by phil
I have used both a Century and a Silver Century on a 21' sailboat with cabin it displaced about 1 tonne. Would travel out of the harbour about 3 mi. to a fishing spot, fish a tide then head back. Current against going out and coming back, it was about a 45-50 min. trip each way. This is without sails up.
So it should be fine assuming you do not want to go very fast.

Re: Would a 102 be suitable for a 15ft cuddy?

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:06 am
by robhc1000
Thank you, speed not that important to him, he just wants to pootle around in it and a 102 would save a small fortune compared to a 25hp modern jap engine.