small vs not so small
I went from a 12' rowboat with a 1 hp outboard, to a 6 hp outboard, then to a 6' boat with the 6 hp outboard, to an 11' plywood boat with the 6 hp, to 12 hp, to 18 hp and had a degree of fun with all three boats. But the 11' with the 18 was the best of the three. I would take the 11' out and go all over the lake. When gas was expensive .35 per gallon inc. oil we went thru 600.00 in just four months. (that was accountable, how much more unaccountable we will never know.) I read that it depends on the experience of the operator and perhaps that is ever true. I can recall capsising my 16'6 sea sprite in the ocean when trying to get my daughter wet. I will tell you that scared the daylights out of me.
Is bigger better? I seen some people out there with some pretty big boats that should not even be in a row boat.
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