[Rhodes22-list] Outboard Recommendations

[Stephen Staum]

6 hp is plenty & the manual starter always cranks
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On Aug 17, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Daniel Johnson <djohnson0671 at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Rummy,
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Everything I read about Tohatsu is very positive.  Is there any  
> advantage to
> going to an extra long shaft (25 versus 20)?  Tohatsu just  
> introduced a 6 hp
> they call a sail pro with a 25" shaft and a higher torque  
> propeller.  I like
> the weight and cost of a 6hp, but am not sure if this is enough HP  
> for the
> bay - also like the electric start option of the 8 hp, but must live  
> with
> the weight.  I'd really like to be able to haul it off the boat  
> myself, so
> lighter is onviously better.
>
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 11:05 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Dan,
>> You will get a lot of responses on this topic, but I will speak  
>> only from
>> my own personal experience. I have the Tohatsu 8hp, two stroke on Rum
>> Runner. It  has always been bullet proof, but you might have a hard  
>> time
>> finding
>> one. I also  have the 9.8 Tohatsu four stroke on a small fishing  
>> boat that
>> also does very  well. I'm not real fussy about the fuel and haven't
>> experienced any of the  problems other owners on the list have talked
>> about. The four
>> stroke Tohatsu  with electric start weighs about 90 pounds and  
>> costs about
>> $1,830.00 from  onlineoutboards.com in TN. I would think the 8hp  
>> would be
>> more than enough. Be  sure to look for the long shaft.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/16/2009 8:24:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> djohnson0671 at gmail.com writes:
>>
>> 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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