[gatotom]

I tow a mercury 11' dingy behind my sailboat with a 8 hp nissan. It is a soft bottom, not a hard bottom, it scoots along good with one person, two is ok and four it gets there.

I have the dolphin fin on the outboard which causes the dingy to get on plane easier and faster.

10hp outboards are much faster but they will suck 40% more fuel than the 8. My friend has a hard bottom with a 8 and a 10 hp, he usually uses the 8 because us sailboaters are tightasses on fuel.

My dingy also has a mounted fuel tank to the stern which gets the tank out of the way but its kinda expensive to buy.

Out here you have to have a whistle, life jackets for everyone in the dingy and not manditory but smart have a set of oars.