[Rhodes22-list] Outboards: Oh God, not again!

[Jim White]

Hey Rummy
(In a timid voice...yea right!)..... I have a 4 stroke Honda 9.9 on Le 
Menagerie. It's an older model ('98 I believe), and well used. I bought it 
second hand after I bought the boat. It has a broken off flange on the 
lower unit, the cowl paint is really gross (you can only read the Ho of 
Honda on one side, I guess I have a real 'ho for an engine), and looks like 
it's been run hard and put away wet a few times, but it's been real 
reliable all season, and I have no reason to cuss it. I usually only motor 
out and back in from our narrow harbor outlet, but I have used it for 
several hours one day when the wind quit and left me about 3 miles offshore 
and another 7 or eight up the bay from my homeport. It always (knock on 
wood) starts with the slightest nudge of the starter, or pull on the rope 
when I run the battery too low. The only problem I've had was a stuck 
carburetor float one time, and that was a real easy fix. I've had no oil 
use or loss, and can't complain with the power output. I'm definitely happy 
with my $800 investment.

Now it's about time for me to retire back for the one thing most of us 
agree is good: A tall, cool refreshing rum drink.


jw
Jim White
Le Menagerie

At 04:55 PM 09/23/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Roger,
>Based on the experiences of R22 owners that I am personally aware of that
>have the four stroke engines, they are not reliable. The three that I know 
>are
>Alex Bell, Claude Cox and Dan Hope. All three had the 9.9 of the two popular
>brands and all three have had and are still having problems with them. Three
>out  of three pretty much tells the story as far as I'm concerned.
>
>Rummy
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