Slim,
I'm sorry, but throwing a bucket overboard and dropping your ladder to slow 
down sounds rather silly to me. If the motor is sized and proped correctly 
you wouldn't have that problem in the first place. Hell, why not just throw 
the anchor out while your at it? The R22 has a hull speed which is easily 
reached with many different hp ratings. Beyond that it takes a great deal of 
power to go much faster which I believe is a tremendous waste of gasoline. I 
still maintain that the 9.9 is to much engine and weighs to much for the 
advantages you all profess......yes call me stubborn, but I don't have the 
problems you all experience and I have to make a 180 to make it to my dock in 
rather tight quarters.
The 8hp Tohatsu must have a slower idol speed and a better prop matched for 
my needs than some of you have. 

Rummy