Ribs and Sibs

[Straight Shooter]

35hp would be the absolute minimum imo ....then there’s the fuel ....a spare prop and the time of year along with the weather ....plus one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world .....the odd timber log and I am assuming the trip over is in daylight hours .....in not multiply the dangers by ten fold , you mention the ferry trip ! ......there is NO comparison if you are in say a twenty foot boat .. and yes ..if it cuts up rough you would struggle to keep the boat up on the plain even if you did being battered is not fun ,even for a half hour ......I say all this and then you read of thousands of refugees making it over in inflatables powered by a 20hp fucked engine .....it’s only my opinion Joe ...when you are out at sea and it gets rough you can be 100 yards from the beach and be rendered useless and not at all be in control ....when you live it .....you never ever forget it , and I’m no drama queen I tell it as it is .....I have skated over stuff here ....there is a lot of hands on that you need to know ....I have not even toughed on safety gear .