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The only really bad thing about sailing is having to mess with a motor to get you in and out of the marina, or bring you home in a flat calm. After months of nursing a recalcitrant, 10-year-old outboard with a mind of its own, and faced with the prospect of buying an expensive new one that wouldn’t be much better, I have opted for a cheaper trolling motor, instead. Like the other few Catalina 22 owners who have done it, I don’t expect to go anywhere fast under power, now, and will have to plan better to be more certain of the weather and the distances to be covered. But, for the first time in a long while, I’m looking forward to dealing with the motor phase of an outing instead of dreading it.