what power for raft

What power outboard would be needed to power a 10 ft raft. Raft has sloped sides , v bow .
Raft has small cover at front . Would a 9.5 up outboard be enough for about 8/9 knots . Raft is for bay / river cruising

 

For every new thread you make you gain one knot

 

Welcome to the forum Michael, but as said, it works best if you pick the single most appropriate subforum and start a single thread there rather than crosspost identical threads; with multiple identical threads going, even if they might fit in more than one subforum, it makes it difficult to follow and takes too much time to know what was posted in one or the other. So let's let the discussion continue in the first thread http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-design/what-power-raft-47783.html