[Rhodes22-list] Outboard Recommendations

[Stephen Staum]

By the way, I neglected to mention that  the Brigga & Stratton is air  
cooled - no cooling system to worrry about!
SS

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On Aug 17, 2009, at 8:37 AM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> Daniel,
> We have a Yamaha 8 HT. New 2 years ago. No problems so far with
> fairly light use. We run it out of gas each time, replace the fuel if
> it is more than a couple of weeks old and flush the motor every use
> unless we are out overnight or on a cruise.
>
> Our old Honda (which was only 10 years old) died of salt blocking all
> of the cooling passageways with considerable corrosion. We kept the
> boat in a slip for 8 of those years and the Honda was not convenient
> to flush when it was in the slip. We chose the Yamaha because it was
> so convenient to flush.
>
> I'm curious to know how many of those recommending Tohatsu's keep
> their boats in a salt-water slip. Do they flush it after every use or
> are the Tohatsu's less prone to salt-water corrosion?
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22  Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>
> At 08:24 PM 8/16/2009, you wrote:
>> I know that we have discussed to death the ethanol fuel problems  
>> and in
>> particular the Yamaha 9.9 issues - and I don't want to rehash them.
>> However, I am looking for concrete recommendations for a new  
>> outboard for
>> our Rhodes.
>>
>> We bought an '83 (recycled by Stan in '08) and got the Yamaha 9.9  
>> with the
>> boat.  It has been nothing but unreliable.  Now after putting about  
>> $800
>> into repair bills in the last 2 years, I've decided to just let it  
>> sink, or
>> go wherever old outboards go and buy a new one.  The unreliability  
>> of the
>> motor has made our Rhodes a very fancy raft with a very nice view  
>> from our
>> slip.
>>
>> My ideal motor I don't think exists - electric start, 6-8 hp, and  
>> weighing
>> about 75 lbs or less.  So what are the best options out there from  
>> you
>> folks' perspectives?  The boat is in a slip on the Chesapeake  
>> (Solomons);
>> while I obviously would prefer to be sailing, we need an engine to  
>> get in
>> and out of the slip and to get home reliably when the wind fails.
>>
>> Thanks for any and all recommendations, real-world expierences,  
>> etc.  I'd
>> like to buy one this fall before the season comes to a close.
>>
>> Dan Johnson
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