[Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest to Meet Your Requirements

Sat Jul 11 11:51:02 EDT 2009

I feel better with a little power margin for the unexpected.  The motor
mount gets stuck in the up position.  The boat gets stuck in seaweed.  Have
to back up into a river current or heavy wind.

Rick

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Ronald Lipton <ronald.lipton at gmail.com>wrote:

> I went from a 9.9 to a Nissan 6hp 4 stroke.  I wanted a lighter motor.
> The 6 is a bit
> underpowered in some circumstances, but fits well with my needs and is much
> easier on my back.  There are no tides or currents on Lake Michigan, but
> there can be
> some substantial waves and the 6 tends to race when not fully immersed.
>
> Ron
>
>
> Bob and Kathy Quinn wrote:
> > The best advise is the lightest engine to meet your needs.  Stan was
> using an electric trolling engine the last time we visited the factory.  Now
> he only has a short run up a canal to his dock.  Out on the Sound it may not
> be adequate but that is what the sails are for.
> >
> > We use a Yamaha 9.9 but that is because we fight the currents in the
> Florida inlets.   Having said that I have also sailed through the inlets
> with no problems but the winds and tide have to be favorable.
> >
> > If you are on an inland lake, you don't need much of an engine to move
> the boat to its dock or mooring.  It is only when the wind drops or a storm
> begins to brew and you want to beat it home.  In this case a 5 HP would be
> fine. Finding one with a longer shaft seems to be the problem.
> >
> > At one point I went for three months without an engine.  Really hones
> your sailing skills.
> >
> > Bob in Florida - Awaiting NoKaOi III
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Ron Singerman <sail at tds.net>
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:23:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations
> >
> > 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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