[Rhodes22-list] Outboards

[Geoff Farrell]

Yes, we have the Yamaha 9.9 4-stroke and flushing is extremely easy. The
first thing I do upon returning from a sail is raise the engine, connect
the hose, and begin flushing. I let it flush while attending to the other
chores. I believe Yamaha recommends flushing for 15 minutes after each use.

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 6:33 PM, johnrowland <johnrowland at optonline.net>wrote:

> On 5/2/2012 5:45 PM, Mary Lou Troy wrote:
> > Hi Rick,
> > Our old Honda - the one that died from salt corrosion in the cooling
> > passages - could be flushed with earmuffs. It was a big process to
> > tilt it, hang over the stern and reach to the end of the long shaft
> > to fit the earmuffs, get a hose on them and then start the motor. I
> > don't think we could actually do it. Where we are, the water is just
> > brackish so we figured we'd be OK with seasonal flushes when we took
> > the boat out of the water. We didn't adjust our process (never
> > thought of it) when we started taking a lot of weekends south to
> > saltier water. Motor was fine for 8 or 9 years before it finally and
> > suddenly quit. The passages were completely clogged. We decided that
> > ease of flushing would be one of our criteria for the new motor. The
> > flushing port on the Yamaha is near the top of the motor. You don't
> > have to remove the cowling, fit earmuffs or run the motor. I think
> > the newer Hondas have a flushing port as well but last I looked, you
> > had to remove the cowling to get to it. We flush the motor every time
> > we come back into the slip - it's that easy to do.
> >
> > Mary Lou
> >
> >
> >
> > At 03:54 PM 5/2/2012, you wrote:
> >> ML,
> >>
> >> If you can kick up your motor, you can flush it.  The old fashioned way
> is
> >> to use "ear muffs" over the water intake and run the motor a couple
> minutes
> >> to flush with the water pump.
> >>
> >> Rick
> >>
> >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Mary Lou Troy<mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
>  wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi David,
> >>> Question on flushing your Tohatsu - could you do that with the boat
> >>> in the water? It's a concern for us as we keep the boat in a slip -
> >>> might not be a problem if you trailer. Sounds like a nice motor.
> >>>
> >>> Mary Lou
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> At 02:49 PM 5/2/2012, you wrote:
> >>>> I bought the Tohatsu Sailpro 6 hp motor last year and am happy with
> it.
> >>>>
> >>>> You can flush it using a hose.  The attatchment fits under the bottom
> of
> >>>> the motor housing and you are supposed to tape over the intake on the
> >>>> shaft.
> >>>>
> >>>> It has an alternator and can be connected to your battery to keep them
> >>>> charged.
> >>>>
> >>>> I bought the 25" shaft.  You could go 20" depending on where your
> mount
> >>>> is.........
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>>
> >>>> David B. Craft
> >>>> Greensboro, NC
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> Yamaha is VERY easy to flush---in salt water it is not a bad idea to do
> often
> John
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