new sib questions

[beerbelly]

hi folks im looking at a new sib to use with a 6hp suzuki around 3 meter.what im looking for is will i be better off with an air v floor or a sausage keel bearing in mind my low hp outboard id like to get some thing that will plane with 2 adults on board im not bothered about how fast it will go just as long as it will plane .thanks for any input

[smallribber]

Originally Posted by beerbelly

hi folks im looking at a new sib to use with a 6hp suzuki around 3 meter.what im looking for is will i be better off with an air v floor or a sausage keel bearing in mind my low hp outboard id like to get some thing that will plane with 2 adults on board im not bothered about how fast it will go just as long as it will plane .thanks for any input

This question has been asked many times and the simple answer is it is incredibly difficult if not impossible to plane with a 6hp and 2 people. Now if you can lay your hands on a Tohatsu 9.8 two stroke they are exactly the same weight as most 6hp 4 Strokes and will deffo plane with 2 people.

As for Sibs I would go with the Honwave T32 IE3 if you want to keep small.

[Fenlander]

Agree with SR. You do see the odd video of someone getting on the plane two-up with a 6hp on a 3m or thereabouts but to plane at will with two average weight adults needs an absolute min of 8hp added to a skimmy hull... ideally a 9.8 if a standard SIB.

If you already have the 6hp and want to keep that then investigate one of the better CAT-SIB type hulls which will give you the best chance. But even then to my mind a bit marginal.

If you want to keep to a standard SIB then the most efficient ones re speed vs HP I've owned were the very light air floor Zodiac models with flat floor and either sausage or HP keel.

[Steve509926]

Can't disagree with the above two comments. Under ideal conditions you may get on the plane, then drop off, then plane again, then drop off. In my opinion you will find it a PITA.