[Rhodes22-list] Removing motor for repair

[Lou Rosenberg]

Down_ Hill,

Just saw your post about the electric motor outboard.
Have you tried a solar powered panel for onboard charging while sailing?

I truly believe between newer motors and more robust batteries, we  
will be able to go without gas motors in the near future making those
motorboat guys at my marina even more jealous of a sailboat!
Lou


On Sep 29, 2007, at 6:26 PM, DownHill wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I have just joined the discussion. We have an 86 or so, Rhodes  
> (purchased~
> 2003 from Stan) with an old 8 HP Mariner in Connecticut.  Comments:
> 1. Good forum, I enjoyed the variety and technical quality of the  
> discussion
> on motors.
> 2. I have had similar problems in Ct when we switched to gasoline  
> with 15%
> ethanol.  My mechanic suggested using Stabil gas life extender.  I  
> have not
> had any problems with the 8 HP Mariner since then.
> 3.  Gasoline motors will always be a problem unless one uses them
> constantly. Typical sailors only turn them on infrequently (to  
> leave and
> approach mooring, dock, or ramp, wind dies or wind/ current too  
> strong.)
> 4. One solution I have tried: Last year I purchased a Minkota 101  
> lb thrust
> riptide (saltwater) electric.  It is a 36 V motor & requires a 3 X  
> 12 V
> battery pack.  Cost was ~ $550 motor, $150 batteries, $100 for 3 bank
> charger) It drives the R22 @ ~ 5 knots with no wind for at least  
> several
> hours.  It has never failed. Much more reliable than the gasoline  
> motor.
> Plus it is quiet, it also has more torque at maneuvering speeds than a
> gasoline motor.  The draw back is that is must be charged  
> immediately if the
> capacity drops below 80%.  This is not a problem if you have  
> electricity at
> your dock or your trailer the boat.
> 5. Removing motor from boat:  Having a readily available adult son  
> helps.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Down_Hill
>
>
>
>
> James Barron wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Many thanks to all who responded to our question about getting one  
>> of the
>> larger outboards off our boat for repair.
>>
>> JB, Mary Lou, Jay, Robert, and Alan--all of you had useful  
>> advice.  As a
>> result:
>>
>> 1.  Since I do not know the history of care for my seven year old  
>> motor, I
>> am going to have it fully serviced and winterized this fall, then  
>> follow
>> the detailed advice provided by Jay to keep the carb in good  
>> shape.  Much
>> of that advice is not in the manual.
>>
>> 2.  For this year I found a dealer who will work on the motor  
>> without my
>> taking it off the boat, and I will trailer it in to him.
>>
>> 3.  I am probably going to buy an outboard cart.  For next  
>> winter,  I may
>> rig a hoist to my garage ceiling to get the motor from the transom  
>> to the
>> cart, but will need to do some measuring to find out the height  
>> when the
>> boat is on the trailer.  If that does not work, I know of a  
>> launching ramp
>> that has a tall mast crane ( I suspect there is another name for  
>> this),
>> and
>> it would work for the motor also. It is a three hour drive,  
>> though, to get
>> there and back.
>>
>> 4.  If I ever have to take the motor off during the season, I will  
>> find or
>> pay several large people to help me.  I am afraid of damaging the
>> mast/boom
>> rigging even to use it as a safety line.
>>
>> I thought there might be some secret easy way to do this, but I  
>> dislike
>> "asking for directions."  I am sure one of these will work.   
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Jim Barron
>>
>>
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