[Rhodes22-list] OB Motor for 16' Amesbury Dory

[Eric Nelson]

Are you in need of a remote steering system? I just dropped a 25 horse on my
Rhodes and used an easy steer between the tiller and the motor so I don't
need the steering system that came with it. I've got pictures of it posted
on craigslist http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/boa/823013420.html but will
hand it off to another Rhodes owner for the cost of shipping.

-Eric

On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 5:56 PM, andrew collins <engineerpac at gmail.com>wrote:

> The sailing was great today, hull speed any which way!
>
> Since we have a lot of experience out there on the topic of outboard
> motors,
> I wanted to pass my choice of ob motor by the list in the hopes of
> confirming my choice.
>
> I have a 16' dory, fiberglass lapstrake hull rated for a max of 20 HP. The
> idea is to put on a 20 hp Honda 4 cycle with remote steering. After reading
> about Mary Lou's probs, is a Yamaha a better choice to avoid salt
> corrosion?
> How about the Tohatsu, which is a lot cheaper. I have had good luck with
> Mercury, but don't want black.
>
> It is not possible to flush the motor with fresh water after each use as
> the
> public marina is pretty bare bones. The stink pot will be used for short
> hops to the local islands, fishing, dragging the kids through the water
> on water toys, and above all to get to the mooring where s/v Carmen hangs
> out.
>
> The second choice would be a used 2 stroke, but I prefer a nice quiet 4
> stroke in silver.
>
> Gimme a hand here motorheads
>
> Andrew C
> s/v Carmen
> Grass Island, Greenwich CT
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