[Rhodes22-list] Outboard Motor

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My tohatsu 9.8 four stroke electric start  25" shaft weighs 86# i think. I use for coastal tides waves.
My suzuki 4hp 4 stroke manual start 20" shaft weighs about 20# less.  I use this for flat lakes and slow rivers.
they both seem to use the same amount of fuel.  "Higher rpms on the 4hp"



On May 2, 2012, at 9:00 AM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
> Where do you sail? What Kind of conditions do you encounter? How much 
> will you use your motor?
> 
> Most of the time our Yamaha 8 high thrust is overkill. It's too heavy 
> for the boat balance (but seems ok for the motor mount - ours is 
> manual mount). We chose it because we wanted the quiet of a 
> four-stroke - we do a lot of motoring - sometimes whole days of it 
> getting from one place to another. We also wanted a lot of hp to 
> counteract strong currents, winds and waves. We've motored 
> successfully into 20 knot winds and 3 foot waves and maneuvered well 
> in the strong currents in places like the area in front of the 
> drawbridge at Kent Narrows on the Upper Chesapeake while we were 
> waiting for it to open. If we were lake sailing or even only 
> daysailing on the Chesapeake we might have gone for a 5 or 6hp motor. 
> It's my opinion that you don't gain anything by having a 9 or a 10 
> horse over the 8.
> 
> I believe ours is a long shaft.
> 
> We went with the Yamaha because we keep the boat in the slip in salt 
> water and the Yamahas at the time could be flushed easily with a 
> garden hose in the slip. It has an easily accessible flushing 
> connection. At the time we bought ours, Yamaha's HT models had high 
> thrust gearing as well as the prop. Looks like the smallest high 
> thrust model is now a 9.9 - some of which weigh about the same as 
> ours 110 lbs, I think.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 
> 
> At 08:22 AM 5/2/2012, you wrote:
>> I know how Stan feels about motors, so I'll ask you all.
>> I am wondering what hp is suitable and what is over kill. Also the weight
>> that the electric lift can handle. I know a long shaft is needed but, 20"
>> or 25" and a high thrust prop is helpful...any other pointers. Sof ar I am
>> thinking a 9-10 hp 4 stroke with a 20" shaft. not sure of yhe make.
>> 
>> Jim
>> Soon to be owner of 1995 recycled
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