1976 Nowak & Williams Outboard?

[P8dawg]

Recently, My Father purchased a 18' 2" Nowak & Williams Catboat. I have seen the specs on The Catboat Assoc. website, but I can't really zoom in enough to tell how many horses they had pushing this boat originaly. If anyone can tell me what size motor they came with back in 76, I would be very appreciative.

[Denisealexander]

Hi there,
My husband and I sail a Tillosten/Pearson built 18' HA Catboat which is similar to what the Nowak & Williams built. The hull speed of the boat is 4.5. So when we researched putting a new motor on it we decided to go to a 6hp Tohatsu 4 cylinder which fits nicely into the well. The previous owners had a 9hp engine on it that was way to big for the boat and our thinking was that since the boat can't go above its max hull speed that a 6hp was sufficient.

Hope that helps.

[sailingdog]

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Originally Posted by Denisealexander

Hi there,
My husband and I sail a Tillosten/Pearson built 18' HA Catboat which is similar to what the Nowak & Williams built. The hull speed of the boat is 4.5. So when we researched putting a new motor on it we decided to go to a 6hp Tohatsu 4 cylinder which fits nicely into the well. The previous owners had a 9hp engine on it that was way to big for the boat and our thinking was that since the boat can't go above its max hull speed that a 6hp was sufficient.

Hope that helps.

[P8dawg]

I do care, thanks for the help.

[bljones]

Welcome back.