[Rhodes22-list] 2-cycles still made?

[Mary Lou Troy]

A couple of comments on the outboard debate. Bill may only use 10 
gallons of gas a year but that may have something to do with the 
winds on LIS. On the Chesapeake if you only went out overnight when 
you were sure of having good winds both days you'd rarely go out. 
More often than not when we go out for the weekend, we'll have a good 
sail one day and a long motor back in no wind the next. We chose a 
Honda 4-stroke 8 hp in 1998 because environmentally it made sense and 
because it is quiet. The motor has been mostly reliable - when it 
runs it runs but there have been a few times at the beginning of the 
season when we have had to do a bit of extra work due to water 
circulation issues. It is a great when we get caught with no wind on 
a Sunday morning 25 miles from home and have to motor back. It's also 
been great when the wind is on the nose with 2 - 3 ft seas and you 
have to get home.

Mary Lou

At 08:45 AM 8/11/2006, you wrote:
>Thanks, guys...
>
>I really did not intend to reignite the old flames re:
>engines, but there are so many opinions out there that
>I just had to come to the best source I know.
>
>I DO intend to sail my SAILboat, but storms come up
>quickly here  so when I'm out alone & have to duck in
>quickly, I want the best engine for that purpose
>hanging off my stern...oops..the BOAT's stern..;^)
>
>Everyone back in their respective corners now...;^)
>
>elle
>
>--- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>
> > 2 strokes are still being made, and the new ones are
> > cleaner and use
> > less gas than comparable 4 strokes.  They are also
> > more reliable.  They
> > started with the big engines and are working their
> > way down the line.
> >
> > Elle, the point I keep making is that I average less
> > than 10 gallons of
> > fuel a year, and the amount of pollution I emit is
> > negligible because I
> > mainly use sails.  My Tohatsu will idle all day--it
> > does not stall out.
> > (Stick with the standard propeller.)
> >
> > Judging from comments on the list (here we go again)
> > a used Tohatsu 8 hp
> > electric start 2 stroke will be more reliable and a
> > lot cheaper than a
> > Yamaha 4 stroke of the type now also discontinued.
> > They had a lot of
> > trouble with that engine.
> >
> > Bill Effros
> >
> > R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> > > Bill,
> > > This thread has been discussed to death, but the
> > one thing we all know is
> > > that four stroke engines ARE NOT reliable and they
> > are costly to repair. That's
> > > the only reason I won't own one. Once they start
> > making one that is reliable,
> > >  I'll switch over. Evinrude came out with a new 2
> > stroke engine this year
> > > that  meets the EPA requirements. They advertise
> > it as being more reliable than
> > > the  four strokes.
> > >
> > > Rummy
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