[Rhodes22-list] Yamaha 8 hp motor source?

[bill davidge]

Mike
  The Tohatsu  8  comes with Electric and Manual start so if the battery is deed you don't have to row . BTW I'm not sure how hard it is to start Manual Just push the button and it comes  life.                                                                                                                          I know what you are saying about the gear shift on the Yamaha it is slick. One thing I have found on the Rhodes  page was  a Power Tiller that you may want to look at .  It can be mounted on your Tiller and it hooks up to just about any Out Board Engine. .              
powertiller.net
  
  Bill D   Temperance Mi.



----- Original Message ----
From: Mike Cheung <mikecheung at att.net>
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 3:36:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Yamaha 8 hp motor source?


Bill,

Actually I was trying to get  Bill McCready's attention - apparently he
recently got or is getting a Yamaha 8.  But, thanks for the encouraging
report on 8 hp being "enough".  We do make it to Toledo now and again; my
Admiral's sister lives in Sylvania, NW of Toledo, darn near in Michigan
actually.  I'll be sure to get in touch next time we're headed that way.  I
also looked at the Tohatsu 8 and 9.9 outboards.  They are quite a bit less
expensive even with the electric start, but the set up on the Yamaha 8 hp is
a strong selling point.  Yamaha has the gearshift located right behind the
twist grip throttle on the tiller and Stan says the tiller is pretty long so
the controls fall easily to hand.  I know what you mean about electric
start, but the Admiral really doesn't like pull start outboards.  And I do
want her to be able to start it without me, just in case.

Mike C.



bill davidge  wrote:
> 
> Mike
>   Not sure if I'm the Bill you are talking to ?  But here goes.
> 
>    I have a Tohatsu  8hp . No problem with it on Lake Erie were,  I sail 3
> or 4 times a wk.. I have been out in heavy seas ( 4 and 5 ft waves and
> wind guesting to 25 kt ). what else can I say .
>    I looked at the Yamaha T 8 and T 9 There were two things that turned Me
> off of the T8 and T 9 .The price and they only come with Electric start 
> To me that was a big problem .What are you going to do when you are  4 or
> 5 miles out, in heavy seas high winds and your battery is shot ?
>    Last yr  I paid 1705 that included Tax  and Shipping .Ck out
> internetoutboards.com..
> 
>   Mike if you and your Admiral are ever going to be in the Toledo Oh  area
> .Let me know and we can get together for a sail.
> 
>   Bill  Davidge 
> 

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