[Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest toMeetYour Requirements

Sun Jul 12 09:57:56 EDT 2009

Art,

No slight intended.

>>ron<<
S/V Serenity

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arthur H. Czerwonky" <czerwonky at earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest toMeetYour 
Requirements

> OK, Army, getting a little personal.  In the Navy we call your 
> orienteering, if such word exists, navigation, and I did very well getting 
> across the Pacific and thru VN, thank you...
>
> My first and best tour was out of McGuire, flying with the 437th MAF, 
> based at Charleston (VR-3).  The AF loved us, Bob, and they were excellent 
> hosts until the Navy discovered what we were getting away with.  At the 
> decommissioning ceremony our skipper, Stan Montunnas, taxied his C130 in 
> front of the full formation of the squadron with a gold anchor signifying 
> our departure, and our AF colleagues wailed in distress.  In that huge 
> assembly, our guests and the squadron all in whites, a lone pigeon in the 
> hanger rafters dropped his load with a direct hit on my freshly bleached 
> cap cover, my last memory of that favorite base.
>
> Didn't we have another Rhoadie in Stuart until about a year ago?  In any 
> case it will be good to have you all back in the fleet again -Welcome!
>
> Art
> s/v Mary Jane
> Lake Hartwell
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Ron Singerman <sail at tds.net>
>>Sent: Jul 11, 2009 9:50 AM
>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest to 
>>MeetYour Requirements
>>
>>Bob,
>>
>>Art's credibility being Navy is questionable as you realize.  No, The Boca
>>Ciega that Art is referring to is located in Gulfport which is on the Gulf
>>side. Although,  I am not quite sure how Art did in orienteering class at
>>the Academy so it might not matter west or east coast to him.  HOOAH !!!
>>
>>Fair winds,
>>
>>>>ron<<
>>S/V Serenity
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Bob and Kathy Quinn" <bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net>
>>To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:08 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest to 
>>MeetYour
>>Requirements
>>
>>
>>Art: We are in Stuart, just north of Palm Beach. Is that the Boca Ciega 
>>off
>>of Biscayne Bay? I think Florida has a bunch of Boca Ciega's. AF guy here.
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>________________________________
>>From: Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net>
>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:22:09 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest to Meet
>>Your Requirements
>>
>>Ron and I have the Tohatsu 4s, but mine is an 8, very adequate for
>>everything I need in Tampa Bay waters. I considered lighter, but OEM 
>>starter
>>and generator were a must, and still are. Ron thinks his is faster, but 
>>you
>>know about Army guys...
>>
>>BTW, where in Fla do you dock? We are at Boca Ciega, and our numbers are
>>growing!
>>
>>Art
>>s/v Mary Jane
>>Lake Hartwell - Yeah!
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Bob and Kathy Quinn <bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net>
>>>Sent: Jul 10, 2009 5:42 PM
>>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest to Meet Your
>>>Requirements
>>>
>>>The best advise is the lightest engine to meet your needs. Stan was using
>>>an electric trolling engine the last time we visited the factory. Now he
>>>only has a short run up a canal to his dock. Out on the Sound it may not 
>>>be
>>>adequate but that is what the sails are for.
>>>
>>>We use a Yamaha 9.9 but that is because we fight the currents in the
>>>Florida inlets. Having said that I have also sailed through the inlets 
>>>with
>>>no problems but the winds and tide have to be favorable.
>>>
>>>If you are on an inland lake, you don't need much of an engine to move 
>>>the
>>>boat to its dock or mooring. It is only when the wind drops or a storm
>>>begins to brew and you want to beat it home. In this case a 5 HP would be
>>>fine. Finding one with a longer shaft seems to be the problem.
>>>
>>>At one point I went for three months without an engine. Really hones your
>>>sailing skills.
>>>
>>>Bob in Florida - Awaiting NoKaOi III
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>________________________________
>>>From: Ron Singerman <sail at tds.net>
>>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:23:57 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations
>>>
>>>Hank,
>>>
>>>FYI the Nissan (Tohatsu) 8 and 9.8 weight exactly the same. I believe the
>>>electric start is 92 LBS.
>>>
>>>Fair winds,
>>>
>>>>>ron<<
>>>S/V
>>>Serenity
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>
>>>To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:18 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hank,
>>>> I've got a 4 stroke 8hp Nissan and am very happy with it. I'm on an
>>>> inland lake so my conditions might be different than yours. Probably
>>>> never used more than half throttle. - rob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:14 AM
>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations
>>>>
>>>> I would agree with Rummy if we didn't do so much motoring. In
>>>> deciding what to do consider where you sail and how you are going to
>>>> use the boat. If you are daysailing on a lake, anchoring out on a
>>>> small lake or racing and going back to the dock each night - I'd go
>>>> for the lightest motor you can find. We cruise and sometimes cruise
>>>> with others or arrange to meet others at a predetermined destination.
>>>> The fact that we may sail someplace and have to motor back or motor
>>>> to get somewhere factored into our decision to go with a 4-stroke 8hp
>>>> engine. Several times a year we end up motoring 4 - 6 hours in a
>>>> stretch to get somewhere or get back. We've motored over to Baltimore
>>>> (24 nm) to stay overnight at the Inner Harbor and take in a ball
>>>> game. Turns out that the Rhodes 22 is a pretty good little
>>>> displacement motorboat. The quiet operation of the 4-strokes makes a
>>>> long stint motoring quite pleasant. 8hp is enough to move us against
>>>> strong currents, keep us nose into a strong wind and get us up to
>>>> hull speed in a hurry to get us out of the path of an approaching
>>>> ship in a channel.
>>>>
>>>> Mary Lou
>>>> 1991 R22 Fretless
>>>> Rock Hall, MD
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 09:31 AM 7/10/2009, you wrote:
>>>>>Hank,
>>>>>The 9.8 is a four stroke and weighs about 100 pounds. An older 8 HP 2
>>>> cycle
>>>>> would be preferred (by me and others) and only wieghs in at about 50
>>>>>pounds. I have the 9.8 on a small fishing boat and it is quiet and
>>>>>sips gas, but
>>>>>removing it from the boat for service is a real pain. I can still
>>>> manage
>>>>>to handle the 8, but the 9.8 requires me to get additional help. If
>>>> you can
>>>>>find a 8 hp 2 stroke Tohatsu, I would readily give up the fuel savings
>>>> of
>>>>>the 9.8 for the lighter motor. My 8 hp Tohatsu is 12 years old now and
>>>> I've
>>>>>changed the foot oil annually and the spark plugs only once in that
>>>> time. I
>>>>>know of at least four other owners that have the 8 hp, 2 stroke and
>>>> all of
>>>>>them have had the same results.
>>>>>
>>>>>Rummy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>In a message dated 7/10/2009 9:13:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>>jsbudda at verizon.net writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Hank,
>>>>>
>>>>>Welcome, 9.8-10 hp. is what a lot of the people on da list use on
>>>> their R
>>>>>22s' but I've seen postings on sizes down to 6 hp. Are you looking at
>>>> a 2
>>>>>or
>>>>>4 stroke Tohatsu?
>>>>>
>>>>>John Shulick
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>hankb3 wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I'm about to get a R22 and I need some advice and wise counsel
>>>> about what
>>>>> > size, etc outboard all you experienced hands recommend. I'm looking
>>>> at a
>>>>> > used Tohatsu 9.8 that's in pretty good condition but it seems like
>>>> an
>>>>> > awful lot of iron to be hanging off the stern. Advice, suggestions,
>>>> etc
>>>>> > welcome.
>>>>> > Thanks,
>>>>> > Hank
>>>>> >
>>>>>
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