[Rhodes22-list] Horsepower ?? Engine size ??

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

JB,
  I have a '04 Nisson,which was built by Tohatsu,which also builds the
Mercury. Right out of the box,the motor seemed like it was working to
hard.It only seemed to get up to about half throttle ,the more you tryed
to go past half throttle,the more gas you used and got no more speed. I
bought a prop for a 4 hp Nisson (less pitch),and now the motor revs up
to full speed,and the docking speeds are lower and easier to handle. I
think the 4hp and the 5&6hp are the same basic motor with different
carbs.The prop was built for a planing hull,with the  Rhodes
displacement hull,the prop is working the motor too hard,and won't let
the motor rev up to where the extra horses live.I like the 4hp prop much
better.

Jerry Lowe



On 7/31/2008, "JbTek" <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> wrote:

>Mercury, 6 hp, fairly new...not sure what year.
>Jb
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>> JB,
>>   Is your motor a Tohatsu,Nisson,or Mercury?If so,I have an idea that
>> might help.
>>
>> Jerry Lowe
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/30/2008, "JbTek" <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I have a 4 stroke, 6 hp...... I wish I had twice that.
>> >Jb
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "gary crofton" <gbcrofton at comcast.net>
>> >To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> >Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 3:23 PM
>> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Horsepower ?? Engine size ??
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> so my old tohatsu 9.9 is feeling rather ill.   i'm thinking about a
>> >> new 4 stroke engine.  i'll be off the North Shore of Mass,
>> >> Manchester/ Gloucester area.  mostly i use the engine to traverse
>> >> manchester harbor, where I step the mast at the town dock,  then
>> >> proceed 5 or so miles to my mooring (Magnolia Harbor).
>> >>
>> >> my 9.9 moved my Bristol 27 (weight 6600 lbs) along smartly.  i THINK
>> >> a 6.0 or so would be enough engine.
>> >>
>> >> what do you folks think?
>> >>
>> >> Gary
>> >>
>> >>
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