[Rhodes22-list] new engine, power tiller? the plot thickens

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Elle,

Do you remember what the size and the pitch of the replacement prop was?
Thanks...

Fair winds,

>>ron<<
S/V Serenity
Gulfport, FL

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 2:54 PM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> >Tohatsu doesn't offer a high thrust
> >version that I can find.
> Joe,
> I have the Tohatsu 9.8; I replaced the OEM prop w/a high thrust prop b/c of
> the need for better control at low power getting into my dock...made a huge
> difference in 'bite' at low speed...much better handling. I did lose a bit
> of speed at the top end which matters not a bit to me.
> elle
>
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
>
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
>
> --- On Thu, 5/7/09, Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From: Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  new engine, power tiller? the plot thickens
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 8:09 AM
>
> Trying to buy an outboard is a learning experience.  I am told that it
> is not possible for me to buy a remote outboard and connect up the
> controls, power tiller or anything else, myself.  Ron, how did you buy
> yours?  It seems to me a rather simple operation of hooking things up.
> But the manufacturers seem to insist that a dealer do it.
> BTW, I am also told that Tohatsu makes all the Mercury outboards below
> 20hp.  Anybody know for sure?  Tohatsu doesn't offer a high thrust
> version that I can find.  Yamaha is hard to get serviced in this area,
> but the 8hp high thrust would be a good engine for the boat.  But if I
> can't buy a remote one to connect to the power tiller then I'm stuck
> with the tiller version.
> The guy at BassPro Shops who was trying to sell me the Mercury 9.9 told
> me it was okay to hook it up myself.  Was he fibbing?  Would they honor
> the warranty?  I didn't have presense of mind to ask at the time.  Funny
> thing was he had everything I needed except a "harness" that plugged
> into a connector under the cowling that brought out the wires for the
> start/stop switch.  Why would he have a motor in stock without that
> harness?  Funny.
> Joe
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