[Rhodes22-list] so what ever happened.

[David Walker]

Roger,

Yes, it was a nice motor.  That's probably why someone stole it off my
transom.    It was touchy to start and the charging coil never did work.
All in all I like the Yamaha better, although the weight is a minor
drawback.

Dave Walker

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] so what ever happened.


> David,
>
> Let's see:  5 nm/hour / 0.5 gal/hour = 10 nm/gal on a 4-cycle Honda 8
> pushing an R-22 at about 5 knots.  Yup, that works for me!
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Walker" <david.walker5 at comcast.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] so what ever happened.
>
>
> > The clog at the fitting through the cowling seems to happen everytime
now.
> > It has become standard procedure to pop the top off and stick a wire
> through
> > it every time I go out.  I think the restriction there causes the clog
and
> > I'm considering bypassing the fitting and just running the tube straight
> > through the cowling.
> >
> > Trying to keep my head below all these other controversial subjects.
> >
> > FWIW my old Honda *8  did about .5 gal/hour at 5 knots.  Don't know how
> the
> > Yamaha 9.9 does since I've never need to use it for a long enough
passage
> to
> > measure it.
> >
> > Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 6:25 PM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] so what ever happened.
> >
> >
> > so david what ever happened with the outboard?
> >
> > MJM
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