[Rhodes22-list] Michael Meltzer, look here!

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You were so mean to Just Bent, now we have a Down Hill.  And he is down hill
in your neck of he woods.  I am waiting to see your comment! Tic. Tic.

He must have learned about electric motors from Stan or Raz #1.  

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA


DownHill wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have just joined the discussion. We have an 86 or so, Rhodes (purchased~
> 2003 from Stan) with an old 8 HP Mariner in Connecticut.  Comments:
> 1. Good forum, I enjoyed the variety and technical quality of the
> discussion on motors.
> 2. I have had similar problems in Ct when we switched to gasoline with 15%
> ethanol.  My mechanic suggested using Stabil gas life extender.  I have
> not had any problems with the 8 HP Mariner since then.
> 3.  Gasoline motors will always be a problem unless one uses them
> constantly. Typical sailors only turn them on infrequently (to leave and
> approach mooring, dock, or ramp, wind dies or wind/ current too strong.)  
> 4. One solution I have tried: Last year I purchased a Minkota 101 lb
> thrust riptide (saltwater) electric.  It is a 36 V motor & requires a 3 X
> 12 V battery pack.  Cost was ~ $550 motor, $150 batteries, $100 for 3 bank
> charger) It drives the R22 @ ~ 5 knots with no wind for at least several
> hours.  It has never failed. Much more reliable than the gasoline motor.
> Plus it is quiet, it also has more torque at maneuvering speeds than a
> gasoline motor.  The draw back is that is must be charged immediately if
> the capacity drops below 80%.  This is not a problem if you have
> electricity at your dock or your trailer the boat.
> 5. Removing motor from boat:  Having a readily available adult son helps.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Down_Hill
> 
> 
> 
> 
> James Barron wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Many thanks to all who responded to our question about getting one of the 
>> larger outboards off our boat for repair.
>> 
>> JB, Mary Lou, Jay, Robert, and Alan--all of you had useful advice.  As a 
>> result:
>> 
>> 1.  Since I do not know the history of care for my seven year old motor,
>> I 
>> am going to have it fully serviced and winterized this fall, then follow 
>> the detailed advice provided by Jay to keep the carb in good shape.  Much 
>> of that advice is not in the manual.
>> 
>> 2.  For this year I found a dealer who will work on the motor without my 
>> taking it off the boat, and I will trailer it in to him.
>> 
>> 3.  I am probably going to buy an outboard cart.  For next winter,  I may 
>> rig a hoist to my garage ceiling to get the motor from the transom to the 
>> cart, but will need to do some measuring to find out the height when the 
>> boat is on the trailer.  If that does not work, I know of a launching
>> ramp 
>> that has a tall mast crane ( I suspect there is another name for this),
>> and 
>> it would work for the motor also. It is a three hour drive, though, to
>> get 
>> there and back.
>> 
>> 4.  If I ever have to take the motor off during the season, I will find
>> or 
>> pay several large people to help me.  I am afraid of damaging the
>> mast/boom 
>> rigging even to use it as a safety line.
>> 
>> I thought there might be some secret easy way to do this, but I dislike 
>> "asking for directions."  I am sure one of these will work.  Thanks
>> again.
>> 
>> Jim Barron
>> 
>> 
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> 
> 

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