[Rhodes22-list] motor flushing/ non political

Mary Lou Troy mtroy at atlanticbb.net
Thu Aug 28 10:46:57 EDT 2008 

I hear ya Lou. I'm hoping that by the time we need our next motor 
they'll have one that has the same power and thrust but about half 
the weight. I don't care what the technology is as long as I can find 
and afford the fuel for it.

Mary Lou




At 09:53 AM 8/28/2008, you wrote:
>Mary Lou
>
>Much thanks for your input.  I agree that I should probably flush
>after each use assuming I will not be back right away.
>Best to be a bit overprotective of my new investment.  The Tohatsu is
>not a quiet motor when full open, but I can live with its
>noise.  My next motor is going to be E L E C T R I  C and have the hp
>of a 6hp.  I have faith and HOPE in the creativity of our
>marketplace and upcoming GREEN culture.
>
>Lou
>On Aug 27, 2008, at 7:08 PM, Mary Lou Troy wrote:
>
> > I think you're right. They don't make motors like they used to. I
> > think it's a "modern" 4 stroke issue. I remember reading that the 4
> > strokes have narrower passages and closer tolerances. I put modern in
> > quotes because we heard some rumblings about it when we bought our
> > Honda in 1998 and some of those rumblings were 10 years old then.
> > Quiet was a real issue for us because we knew that even if we sailed
> > out for an overnight there was a good chance we would motor back.
> > Those motor backs were a lot more pleasant with the quiet Honda.
> >
> > Mary Lou
> > 1991 R22  Fretless
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> > At 06:08 PM 8/27/2008, you wrote:
> >> I really wonder if it is all that necessary to flush the motor.
> >> Maybe we
> >> have been lucky for nearly 30 years.  Maybe they don't make
> >> engines like
> >> they used to.  I use a mooring in the Nissequogue River and have
> >> no access
> >> to fresh water after motoring to mooring.  I just raise and tilt
> >> the old '79
> >> Suzuki DT7.5 2-cycle that is mostly aluminum and never seemed to
> >> have an
> >> issue with salt (LI Sound.)  It still starts on the first or
> >> second pull and
> >> runs like a champ (even on E-85 mixed with 2-cycle oil.)  Never
> >> quite but
> >> always dependable.
> >>
> >> Maybe it is just running on memory like the rest of us ...
> >>
> >> Mike
> >> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> >> Nissequogue River, NY
> >>
> >> From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>Sent: Wednesday,
> >> August 27, 2008
> >> 5:49 PM
> >>> After every use if it is going to be sitting for more than a day or
> >>> two. The new Yamaha has a flushing port. Just hook up the hose and
> >>> let it run for 5 or 10 minutes. Motor doesn't have to be on.
> >>> Salt in
> >>> the cooling passages killed our old Honda so the flushing feature
> >>> was
> >>> part of our decision on the Yamaha. The Hondas we looked at had a
> >>> similar mechanism but you had to take the cowling off to get to it.
> >>> Don't know if the Nissan/Tohatsu motors are as prone to saltwater
> >>> corrosion but we didn't want to risk it after killing the Honda. It
> >>> didn't have a flushing mechanism other than muffs or a bucket which
> >>> seemed to us to be too hard to do in the slip.
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>> Mary Lou
> >>> 1991 R22 Fretless
> >>> Rock Hall, MD
> >>>
> >>> At 04:59 PM 8/27/2008, you wrote:
> >>>> Curious to know how often any body flushes their outboards ?
> >>>>
> >>>> I m doing it every few weeks right now. Really foul foul water near
> >>>> my slip.
> >>>> I use a large bucket under the prop , raising my Garelick mount up
> >>>> all the way the prop is almost out of the water.
> >>>> I ve got the Tohatsu 6 with 20" shaft.  new motor
> >>>>
> >>>> Lou
> >>>> s/v Miracles
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Aug 27, 2008, at 4:00 PM, Benjamin Cittadino wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Tootle;
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I believe President Clinton was suspended (not disbarred) for 5
> >>>>> years by
> >>>>> the Arkansas Supreme Ct.  There was later an order by the US
> >>>>> Supremes
> >>>>> disbarring him from practice in that Court, but it may have been
> >>>>> contested (I forget, but who's counting?). The actions were taken
> >>>>> because of allegations of untruthful testimony under oath.
> >>>>> Remember the
> >>>>> well publicized argument over his statement that "there is no
> >>>>> affair",
> >>>>> and his position that at the time it was made the statement was
> >>>>> accurate, depending on "what the definition of IS is". Come on, ya
> >>>>> gotta
> >>>>> love the guy.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> By the way, my  old 9.9 Yamaha is runnin' like a top ( uh oh,
> >>>>> did I
> >>>>> just
> >>>>> tempt the gods?).  The maintenance manual is available online
> >>>>> from a
> >>>>> number of sources.  The "Sta-bil" seems to hold it together and 87
> >>>>> octane is plenty.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ben C.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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