[Rhodes22-list] Reply to Lou on Motors

[Rick Lange]

Speaking of 2-cycle fuel efficiency, I've found that mine uses fuel by the
hour rather than by the mile.  So it costs nothing to go fast.

Rick


On Tue, October 25, 2005 8:08 pm, ed kroposki said:
> Lou,
> 	I had a clunker 8 hp on my boat and due to guest request got a new
> motor several years ago.  I got Rummy's recommended 2 stroke, 8 hp
> Tohatsu.
> I choose the 8 hp from experience trying to go against current in the
> Intracoastal Water Way along the Florida, Georgia coast.  When you go
> against the current on the ICW you need about 8 hp to make a headway that
> keeps guest complaints to a minimum.  The guest did not appreciate sailing
> against the current and going backwards.  Sometimes your choice is
> determined by others.
> 	Before you came on this list we had several knock down discussions
> on 2 strokes versus 4 strokes.  Your buddy Roger got pissed off at us two
> strokers for environmental reasons.  However, when you only use 3 gallons
> of
> gas a year, I just do not buy the environmental arguments.  The negligible
> amount of oil put into the environment by sailboat 2 strokers does not
> outweigh the benefits of less weight and reliability.
> 	As Rummy pointed out the 8 hp 2 stroke Tohatsu weighs only 50
> pounds.  Your mother could lift it if you can not.  You do not need a
> crane
> for an 8 hp Tohatsu.  Just do not upset you secret buddy, Roger.  He goes
> ballistic over 2 stroke engines.  For sailboat use, his reasoning is too
> extreme on the environmental side.  What are the pollutants that come from
> one of those 400 hp engines on a canoe, aka, cigarette boat?
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum: "Reason can answer questions, but imagination has to ask them."
> Dr. Ralph Gerard
>
>
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