[Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations

[Ron Singerman]

Hank,

FYI the Nissan (Tohatsu) 8 and 9.8 weight exactly the same.  I believe the 
electric start is 92 LBS.

Fair winds,

>>ron<<
S/V
Serenity

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations


> Hank,
> I've got a 4 stroke 8hp Nissan and am very happy with it.  I'm on an
> inland lake so my conditions might be different than yours.  Probably
> never used more than half throttle. - rob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:14 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations
>
> I would agree with Rummy if we didn't do so much motoring. In
> deciding what to do consider where you sail and how you are going to
> use the boat. If you are daysailing on a lake, anchoring out on a
> small lake or racing and going back to the dock each night - I'd go
> for the lightest motor you can find. We cruise and sometimes cruise
> with others or arrange to meet others at a predetermined destination.
> The fact that we may sail someplace and have to motor back or motor
> to get somewhere factored into our decision to go with a 4-stroke 8hp
> engine. Several times a year we end up motoring 4 - 6 hours in a
> stretch to get somewhere or get back. We've motored over to Baltimore
> (24 nm) to stay overnight at the Inner Harbor and take in a ball
> game. Turns out that the Rhodes 22 is a pretty good little
> displacement motorboat. The quiet operation of the 4-strokes makes a
> long stint motoring quite pleasant. 8hp is enough to move us against
> strong currents, keep us nose into a strong wind and get us up to
> hull speed in a hurry to get us out of the path of an approaching
> ship in a channel.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22  Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>
>
> At 09:31 AM 7/10/2009, you wrote:
>>Hank,
>>The 9.8 is a four stroke and weighs about 100 pounds. An older 8 HP 2
> cycle
>>  would be preferred (by me and others) and only wieghs in at about 50
>>pounds. I  have the 9.8 on a small fishing boat and it is quiet and
>>sips gas, but
>>removing  it from the boat for service is a real pain. I can still
> manage
>>to handle the 8,  but the 9.8 requires me to get additional help. If
> you can
>>find a 8 hp 2 stroke  Tohatsu, I would readily give up the fuel savings
> of
>>the 9.8 for the lighter  motor. My 8 hp Tohatsu is 12 years old now and
> I've
>>changed the foot oil  annually and the spark plugs only once in that
> time. I
>>know of at least four  other owners that have the 8 hp, 2 stroke and
> all of
>>them have had the same  results.
>>
>>Rummy
>>
>>
>>In a message dated 7/10/2009 9:13:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>jsbudda at verizon.net writes:
>>
>>
>>Hank,
>>
>>Welcome, 9.8-10 hp. is what a lot of the people on  da list use on
> their R
>>22s' but I've seen postings on sizes down to 6 hp.  Are you looking at
> a 2
>>or
>>4 stroke Tohatsu?
>>
>>John  Shulick
>>
>>
>>hankb3 wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm about to get a R22 and I  need some advice and wise counsel
> about what
>> > size, etc outboard all  you experienced hands recommend. I'm looking
> at a
>> > used Tohatsu 9.8  that's in pretty good condition but it seems like
> an
>> > awful lot of iron  to be hanging off the stern. Advice, suggestions,
> etc
>> > welcome.
>> >  Thanks,
>> > Hank
>> >
>>
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