[Rhodes22-list] Carb problems with NISSAN outboards?

Jim Connolly jbconnolly at comcast.net
Tue Nov 22 19:43:23 EST 2005


2002 Tohatsu 8 has been bulletproof so far.  Not sure about ethanol additive
as I live in MA.  Also the least expensive electric start motor I could find
(at request of wife who hates to pull start).  Charging soil came with it
but has been a waste of $ since I don't run the engine long enough to
recharge the battery, just inside the mooring field.

Previous boat had a Nissan 5.  This also was trouble free.

Good luck

Jim Connolly

-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Lou Rosenberg
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 10:55 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Carb problems with NISSAN outboards?

  Peter, Bill
  Sorry to go back to this post but I have found some word of mouth info on
the Nissan/ Tohatsu motors and want to confirm it with anyone on this list's
experience.
  I heard from a sailor in my marina that the 2004 Nissan outboards DO NOT
RUN WELL AT ALL with  ETHANOL  added to the fuel.  In NYC we have ethanol
added during the some parts of the season .
  Does any one have any experiences with bad carbureators on the NISSAN or
Tohasu OB motors?



>Peter,
>
>6.5 Pitch Prop.
>
>I know mechanically what that means, but I never understand what it 
>does.  What is the standard prop for motorboats?  Why?
>
>I want a prop that will allow me to go slow.  There is a lot of wind 
>and current where I dock.  I want a prop that will allow me to slowly 
>approach the dock, whether or not there is wind and current, without 
>disengaging the prop, without stalling out, and without forcing me to 
>coast in for the last 5 to 100 feet depending on wind and current 
>conditions.
>
>I don't care if I have to rev higher to get the boat to hull speed.
>
>What prop do I want?
>
>Bill Effros
>
>Peter Thorn wrote:
>
>>Hi Lou,
>>
>>Congratulations on completing that ugly task.  May everything be 
>>downhill for you from here on.  I bought Tohatsu 9.8 for Raven, but I 
>>really wanted an 8hp.  At the time the distributor was all out of 8s, 
>>so I settled because I needed it then.  The motor weighs 82 pounds 
>>same as the 8, the lightest 4 stroke on the market.  Added a 6.5 pitch 
>>prop, (for sailboats) and everything works quite well.  95% of the 
>>time, Raven motors at 1/16 throttle and 4-4.5 knots.  It's the best 
>>compromise for most quiet, least vibration and best speed through 
>>water there.  Less than 1/2 gal per hour fuel consumption there too.  
>>Any time I would like, I can twist up to 1/4 throttle and hull speed.  
>>Beyond that, just bigger and bigger waves.  That
>>9.8 can really make some big ones!
>>
>>Just returned from Oriental to Ocracoke -- fantastic trip!  Waiting to 
>>exchange pictures with my fellow adventurers and write up my log notes,
then
>>will post to the list.  Not sure I can do better than Chris G though.   A
>>real South Western Odysseus!
>>
>>PT
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lou Rosenberg" <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu>
>>To: "Richard Smith" <sailnut at worldnet.att.net>; "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:16 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lou's CB trunk almost done
>>
>>
>>
>>>  Thanks Richard,
>>>  Ok  I will look into Eldridge, and I do plan to time my passage.
>>>  So you are saying that an 8hp is plenty for the Rhodes in most
>>>   
>>>
>>situations?
>>
>>>  Lou
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>>< will a 8hp Tohatsu get me around Hells Gate where the Triboro
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>>Bridge meets the East River, with the tide coming in and the 
>>>>>current going south?>
>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>Five horsepower is plenty.  The speed of the current in this area 
>>>>can
>>>>     
>>>>
>>exceed
>>
>>>>the hull speed of the boat.  No reasonable amount of power will 
>>>>overcome that limitation.  Get a copy of Eldridge and time your 
>>>>passages to take advantage of the current not fight it.
>>>>
>>>>The heavy engine on the stern will worsen the hobby horsing tendency 
>>>>and associated cavitation in rough conditions.  Exactly when you don't
need .
>>>>
>>>>Richard Smith
>>>>
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