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

[JbTek]

Is there a size or pitch I can look for?
Where did you purchase from, directly from Nissan?
Jb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cjlowe at sssnet.com>
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Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Horsepower ?? Engine size ??


> 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
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <cjlowe at sssnet.com>
> >To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:52 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Horsepower ?? Engine size ??
> >
> >
> >> 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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