[Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4 cycle smoke: ad nauseam

Michael Meltzer mjm at michaelmeltzer.com
Sat Feb 14 21:24:59 EST 2004


IIRC they were using a stem plant, you could run your boat on cow patties :-), now that is cheap :-)

MJM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:16 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4 cycle smoke: ad nauseam


> Talking about the African Queen; was that not the best
> movie.  I haven't thought about that in years.  I like
> that movie, Mark.  I wish they would run it on TV
> again so I could record it. A true classic.
> Steve
> 
> 
> --- Mark Kaynor <mark at kaynor.org> wrote:
> > Michael,
> > 
> > We've got a British Seagull 3 hp and it's got to be
> > the least
> > environmentally friendly outboard I've ever run. It
> > uses a 10 to 1 mixture
> > (really!!) and the prop shaft seal is created when
> > the 140 weight gear oil
> > mixes with the water at the seal surface creating a
> > nice frothy barrier.
> > 
> > OTOH, it starts every time and is incredibly simple
> > and easy to work on.
> > It's got a 4-blade prop that provides incredible
> > low-end torque to drive a
> > displacement hull. I suppose it would have been just
> > the thing you'd want on
> > the African Queen in the middle of the jungle far
> > from any service. I've
> > felt terribly guilty both times we've used it (when
> > our Merc 8 has been in
> > the shop).
> > 
> > Mark Kaynor
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf
> > Of Michael Meltzer
> > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 1:54 AM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4
> > cycle smoke: ad nauseam
> > 
> > 
> > only if you like the look of a British seagull
> > engine :-), must be me but
> > they look cheap also.
> > 
> > MJM
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rik Sandberg" <sanderico at earthlink.net>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4
> > cycle smoke: ad nauseam
> > 
> > 
> > > Oops, I guess you're right Ron. Sorry about that.
> > On a dinghy, in fresh
> > water,
> > > the B/S 5 hp should be perfectly acceptable. It
> > certainly is inexpensive,
> > as
> > > outboards go.
> > >
> > > Rik
> > >
> > > On 02/14/2004 06:08 pm, Ronald Lipton wrote:
> > > > Yes, if I remember correctly the start of this
> > thread was for
> > > > a dingy motor.
> > > >
> > > > Ron
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Rik Sandberg" <sanderico at earthlink.net>
> > > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 4:35 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4
> > cycle smoke: ad nauseam
> > > >
> > > > > If I remember right, the B/S 5 hp only comes
> > in a 15 in shaft version.
> > It
> > > > > will work on an R22 in dead smooth conditions,
> > IF everybody stays in
> > the
> > > > > back of the boat. As soon as anybody moves
> > toward the bow, the prop
> > will
> > > > > ventilate. Not exactly the situation you are
> > looking for........been
> > > >
> > > > there,
> > > >
> > > > > done that.
> > > > >
> > > > > Rik
> > > > >
> > > > > At 12:48 PM 2/13/2004, you wrote:
> > > > > >I thought about buying the new Briggs &
> > Stratton when I needed a new
> > > >
> > > > motor
> > > >
> > > > > >last year, but no one had used one yet so I
> > was reluctant to be the
> > > >
> > > > first.
> > > >
> > > > > >I wonder if anyone now knows anything about
> > them?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Rob Lowe
> > > > > >S/V Getaway
> > > > > >
> > > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > > >From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
> > > > > >To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > > >Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 1:00 PM
> > > > > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs
> > 4 cycle smoke: ad
> > nauseam
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > It may not matter to all but keep in mind
> > the Briggs & Stratton is
> > > > > > > for
> > > > > >
> > > > > >fresh
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > water use only.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Wally
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >From: Ronald Lipton
> > <rlipton at earthlink.net>
> > > > > > > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > > >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2
> > cycle vs 4 cycle smoke: ad
> > > >
> > > > nauseam
> > > >
> > > > > > > >Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 09:30:31 -0600
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Have you looked at the 5 hp Briggs and
> > Stratton?  It looks like
> > > > > > > >a very good deal for a four stroke.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Ron
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >On Friday, February 13, 2004, at 09:16
> > AM, SVTRITON at aol.com
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > >>hi all
> > > > > > > >>for everybodys info i have been in the
> > market for a 6 hp engine
> > for
> > > >
> > > > my
> > > >
> > > > > > > >>dinghy..my research shows that according
> > to the spec sheets the
> > 6
> > > > > > > >> hp johnson 2
> > > > > > > >>stroke is heavier than the 6 hp tohatsu
> > 4 stroke....i was
> > > > > > > >> pleasantly surprised
> > > > > > > >>best
> > > > > > > >>tom
> > > > > > >
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