A neat little trick my boat (which was previously double-handed quite a bit)had: a cam cleat at each of the aft cockpit coaming corners. Lets the spin be trimmed easily by the helmsperson during a jibe, or you could run the jib sheets back when it's light enough to not need a winch.

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:: Bob, Basically, I agree with Larry--the 2 HP Honda
:: currently is the best choice for most people. This is
:: true for a several reasons--you don't need to mix oil in
:: the gasoline; the motor is light and easy to get on and
:: off the transom; and it's air cooled so you don't need
:: to flush the salt out of the cooling system after use. I
:: have used a 2hp Suzuki since I got my boat in 1986. It's
:: perfect for most purposes. The only times I wished I had
:: a more powerful motor with a separate fuel tank is when
:: I motored 50 miles up the St. Clair River to Port Huron
:: or 20 miles up the Detroit River from Grosse Ile. It's a
:: nuisance to have to refill the tank every 45 or 50
:: minutes, and it's slow going against the current. You
:: have to hug the bank of the river and hope you don't run
:: aground. If I were to make that trip to Pt. Huron again
:: I would borrow a 6hp motor with a separate fuel tank.
::
:: When we race we remove the motor and stow it below under
:: the cockpit. And when we finish a race in the dark and
:: want to motor home it's a bit of a nuisance to get the
:: motor out and mount it on the transom, especially if the
:: water is rough. That's when a light motor like the Honda
:: 2 hp is a big advantage over a heavier motor.
::
:: A lanyard attaching the motor to the boat is highly
:: recommended. A crew deep-sixed my motor several years
:: ago when mounting it onto the transom without attaching
:: the lanyard. Also, care must be exercised when backing
:: up under power--unless you run the lanyard through a
:: small eyestrap fairlead just above the strut, the motor
:: can back itself right off the back of the boat! This
:: also happened to me once when I was demonstrating the
:: motor while the boat was tied up it the slip. I spun the
:: motor around when it was running pretty fast, and it
:: backed itself off the back of the boat! Fortunately the
:: lanyard was short enough to prevent a complete dunking.
::
:: A bigger motor might be worthwhile if you aren't racing
:: and if you either leave the motor mounted on the transom
:: or mount and remove it in the dock rather than in the
:: waves and if you plan to motor long distances or up a
:: river or against the tide without enough wind to sail.
::
:: I agree that a Boomkicker isn't necessary, but I have
:: one and like it because it keeps the boom up in the air
:: out of the cockpit before we hoist or drop the main and
:: because we race a lot in light air. Of course there are
:: times when the wind is blowing hard when you wish the
:: boom were down in the cockpit getting the main more
:: completely out of the wind. Whatever!
::
:: We also gave up ordering reef points in our mains many
:: years ago. In a big breeze we flatten the main with the
:: outhaul, cunningham and backstay adjuster, and tension
:: the vang hard to keep the leech from flogging when the
:: mainsheet is eased. The mast is bendy enough so that you
:: can almost turn the main inside out. And don't waste
:: money on a Kevlar main. Dacron is all you need for
:: cruising or racing, in my opinion. The best mains are
:: pretty flat. Also, hanks, IMO, are much preferable to a
:: foil. If you head the boat into the wind and release the
:: halyard, the jib drops like a rock without anyone going
:: forward to pull it down. And when it's down, it won't
:: blow off the deck.
::
:: Finally, I would strongly recommend a medium heavy
:: Dacron #4 jib. I use that instead of a #3 when there is
:: a breeze and I'm not racing and perhaps I have some
:: non-sailing guests aboard who might get nervous when the
:: boat heels. The number #4 tames the boat a bit without
:: killing its responsiveness. Also it's easier to sail in
:: and out of the harbor in a breeze with the small sail.
::
:: Please excuse me for telling you a bunch of stuff you
:: already know!