[Rhodes22-list] new engine, power tiller? the plot thickens

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Thanks Elle.  Good to have you back on site.

Fair winds,

>>ron<<
S/V Serenity

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:51 PM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The original prop was three blade, smaller diameter; the replacement prop
> is a 4 blade, 8.7 (inch?) diameter,  5 pitch. From the box:Tohatsu/Nissan
> replacement 4 blade, rotate rightAmita 4T8 4x8.7x5RB
> Part # 3B2W645110
> elle
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
>
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
>
> --- On Thu, 5/7/09, sail tds.net <sail at tds.net> wrote:
>
> From: sail tds.net <sail at tds.net>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] new engine, power tiller? the plot thickens
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 3:30 PM
>
> Elle,
>
> Do you remember what the size and the pitch of the replacement prop was?
> Thanks...
>
> Fair winds,
>
> >>ron<<
> S/V Serenity
> Gulfport, FL
>
> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 2:54 PM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > >Tohatsu doesn't offer a high thrust
> > >version that I can find.
> > Joe,
> > I have the Tohatsu 9.8; I replaced the OEM prop w/a high thrust prop b/c
> of
> > the need for better control at low power getting into my dock...made a
> huge
> > difference in 'bite' at low speed...much better handling. I did lose a
> bit
> > of speed at the top end which matters not a bit to me.
> > elle
> >
> > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
> >
> >
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
> >
> > --- On Thu, 5/7/09, Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > From: Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net>
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  new engine, power tiller? the plot thickens
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 8:09 AM
> >
> > Trying to buy an outboard is a learning experience.  I am told that it
> > is not possible for me to buy a remote outboard and connect up the
> > controls, power tiller or anything else, myself.  Ron, how did you buy
> > yours?  It seems to me a rather simple operation of hooking things up.
> > But the manufacturers seem to insist that a dealer do it.
> > BTW, I am also told that Tohatsu makes all the Mercury outboards below
> > 20hp.  Anybody know for sure?  Tohatsu doesn't offer a high thrust
> > version that I can find.  Yamaha is hard to get serviced in this area,
> > but the 8hp high thrust would be a good engine for the boat.  But if I
> > can't buy a remote one to connect to the power tiller then I'm stuck
> > with the tiller version.
> > The guy at BassPro Shops who was trying to sell me the Mercury 9.9 told
> > me it was okay to hook it up myself.  Was he fibbing?  Would they honor
> > the warranty?  I didn't have presense of mind to ask at the time.  Funny
> > thing was he had everything I needed except a "harness" that plugged
> > into a connector under the cowling that brought out the wires for the
> > start/stop switch.  Why would he have a motor in stock without that
> > harness?  Funny.
> > Joe
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