[Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest to MeetYour Requirements

Sat Jul 11 23:38:35 EDT 2009

OK, Army, getting a little personal.  In the Navy we call your orienteering, if such word exists, navigation, and I did very well getting across the Pacific and thru VN, thank you...

My first and best tour was out of McGuire, flying with the 437th MAF, based at Charleston (VR-3).  The AF loved us, Bob, and they were excellent hosts until the Navy discovered what we were getting away with.  At the decommissioning ceremony our skipper, Stan Montunnas, taxied his C130 in front of the full formation of the squadron with a gold anchor signifying our departure, and our AF colleagues wailed in distress.  In that huge assembly, our guests and the squadron all in whites, a lone pigeon in the hanger rafters dropped his load with a direct hit on my freshly bleached cap cover, my last memory of that favorite base.  

Didn't we have another Rhoadie in Stuart until about a year ago?  In any case it will be good to have you all back in the fleet again -Welcome!

Art
s/v Mary Jane
Lake Hartwell

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Singerman <sail at tds.net>
>Sent: Jul 11, 2009 9:50 AM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest to MeetYour	Requirements
>
>Bob,
>
>Art's credibility being Navy is questionable as you realize.  No, The Boca 
>Ciega that Art is referring to is located in Gulfport which is on the Gulf 
>side. Although,  I am not quite sure how Art did in orienteering class at 
>the Academy so it might not matter west or east coast to him.  HOOAH !!!
>
>Fair winds,
>
>>>ron<<
>S/V Serenity
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bob and Kathy Quinn" <bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest to MeetYour 
>Requirements
>
>
>Art: We are in Stuart, just north of Palm Beach. Is that the Boca Ciega off 
>of Biscayne Bay? I think Florida has a bunch of Boca Ciega's. AF guy here.
>
>Bob
>
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net>
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:22:09 PM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest to Meet 
>Your Requirements
>
>Ron and I have the Tohatsu 4s, but mine is an 8, very adequate for 
>everything I need in Tampa Bay waters. I considered lighter, but OEM starter 
>and generator were a must, and still are. Ron thinks his is faster, but you 
>know about Army guys...
>
>BTW, where in Fla do you dock? We are at Boca Ciega, and our numbers are 
>growing!
>
>Art
>s/v Mary Jane
>Lake Hartwell - Yeah!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Bob and Kathy Quinn <bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net>
>>Sent: Jul 10, 2009 5:42 PM
>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard recommendations - Lightest to Meet Your 
>>Requirements
>>
>>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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