[Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4 cycle smoke: ad nauseam

[Michael Meltzer]

it a great motor, one of the rare one for a sailboat, IIRC it is not even 2 stoke oil, but old stright 30 weight, has looks olny a
bulldog owner would love :-), it was simple thats for sure.

MJM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 8:00 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4 cycle smoke: ad nauseam


> Michael,
>
> We've got a British Seagull 3 hp and it's got to be the least
> environmentally friendly outboard I've ever run. It uses a 10 to 1 mixture
> (really!!) and the prop shaft seal is created when the 140 weight gear oil
> mixes with the water at the seal surface creating a nice frothy barrier.
>
> OTOH, it starts every time and is incredibly simple and easy to work on.
> It's got a 4-blade prop that provides incredible low-end torque to drive a
> displacement hull. I suppose it would have been just the thing you'd want on
> the African Queen in the middle of the jungle far from any service. I've
> felt terribly guilty both times we've used it (when our Merc 8 has been in
> the shop).
>
> Mark Kaynor
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Michael Meltzer
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 1:54 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4 cycle smoke: ad nauseam
>
>
> only if you like the look of a British seagull engine :-), must be me but
> they look cheap also.
>
> MJM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rik Sandberg" <sanderico at earthlink.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4 cycle smoke: ad nauseam
>
>
> > Oops, I guess you're right Ron. Sorry about that. On a dinghy, in fresh
> water,
> > the B/S 5 hp should be perfectly acceptable. It certainly is inexpensive,
> as
> > outboards go.
> >
> > Rik
> >
> > On 02/14/2004 06:08 pm, Ronald Lipton wrote:
> > > Yes, if I remember correctly the start of this thread was for
> > > a dingy motor.
> > >
> > > Ron
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rik Sandberg" <sanderico at earthlink.net>
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 4:35 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4 cycle smoke: ad nauseam
> > >
> > > > If I remember right, the B/S 5 hp only comes in a 15 in shaft version.
> It
> > > > will work on an R22 in dead smooth conditions, IF everybody stays in
> the
> > > > back of the boat. As soon as anybody moves toward the bow, the prop
> will
> > > > ventilate. Not exactly the situation you are looking for........been
> > >
> > > there,
> > >
> > > > done that.
> > > >
> > > > Rik
> > > >
> > > > At 12:48 PM 2/13/2004, you wrote:
> > > > >I thought about buying the new Briggs & Stratton when I needed a new
> > >
> > > motor
> > >
> > > > >last year, but no one had used one yet so I was reluctant to be the
> > >
> > > first.
> > >
> > > > >I wonder if anyone now knows anything about them?
> > > > >
> > > > >Rob Lowe
> > > > >S/V Getaway
> > > > >
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
> > > > >To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > >Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 1:00 PM
> > > > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4 cycle smoke: ad
> nauseam
> > > > >
> > > > > > It may not matter to all but keep in mind the Briggs & Stratton is
> > > > > > for
> > > > >
> > > > >fresh
> > > > >
> > > > > > water use only.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Wally
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >From: Ronald Lipton <rlipton at earthlink.net>
> > > > > > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steve 2 cycle vs 4 cycle smoke: ad
> > >
> > > nauseam
> > >
> > > > > > >Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 09:30:31 -0600
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Have you looked at the 5 hp Briggs and Stratton?  It looks like
> > > > > > >a very good deal for a four stroke.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Ron
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >On Friday, February 13, 2004, at 09:16 AM, SVTRITON at aol.com
> wrote:
> > > > > > >>hi all
> > > > > > >>for everybodys info i have been in the market for a 6 hp engine
> for
> > >
> > > my
> > >
> > > > > > >>dinghy..my research shows that according to the spec sheets the
> 6
> > > > > > >> hp johnson 2
> > > > > > >>stroke is heavier than the 6 hp tohatsu 4 stroke....i was
> > > > > > >> pleasantly surprised
> > > > > > >>best
> > > > > > >>tom
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