[Rhodes22-list] 2-cycles still made?

[L. Sailor]

Thanks, Mary lou. Being a Bay sailor you know the
cycles of wind/no wind we have here.

Years ago when we were up in Solomons after a hot,
sticky motor trip I was lamenting that when we did
have wind it was usually on the nose. An old (really
old) sailor in the group commented that, on the Bay,
if you have to go somewhere on a sailboat, you motor.
Sail for fun, motor for destination.

elle

--- Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> 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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