[Rhodes22-list] Outboard Recommendations

[Mary Lou Troy]

Daniel,
We have a Yamaha 8 HT. New 2 years ago. No problems so far with 
fairly light use. We run it out of gas each time, replace the fuel if 
it is more than a couple of weeks old and flush the motor every use 
unless we are out overnight or on a cruise.

Our old Honda (which was only 10 years old) died of salt blocking all 
of the cooling passageways with considerable corrosion. We kept the 
boat in a slip for 8 of those years and the Honda was not convenient 
to flush when it was in the slip. We chose the Yamaha because it was 
so convenient to flush.

I'm curious to know how many of those recommending Tohatsu's keep 
their boats in a salt-water slip. Do they flush it after every use or 
are the Tohatsu's less prone to salt-water corrosion?

Mary Lou
1991 R22  Fretless
Rock Hall, MD



At 08:24 PM 8/16/2009, you wrote:
>I know that we have discussed to death the ethanol fuel problems and in
>particular the Yamaha 9.9 issues - and I don't want to rehash them.
>However, I am looking for concrete recommendations for a new outboard for
>our Rhodes.
>
>We bought an '83 (recycled by Stan in '08) and got the Yamaha 9.9 with the
>boat.  It has been nothing but unreliable.  Now after putting about $800
>into repair bills in the last 2 years, I've decided to just let it sink, or
>go wherever old outboards go and buy a new one.  The unreliability of the
>motor has made our Rhodes a very fancy raft with a very nice view from our
>slip.
>
>My ideal motor I don't think exists - electric start, 6-8 hp, and weighing
>about 75 lbs or less.  So what are the best options out there from you
>folks' perspectives?  The boat is in a slip on the Chesapeake (Solomons);
>while I obviously would prefer to be sailing, we need an engine to get in
>and out of the slip and to get home reliably when the wind fails.
>
>Thanks for any and all recommendations, real-world expierences, etc.  I'd
>like to buy one this fall before the season comes to a close.
>
>Dan Johnson
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