[Rhodes22-list] Help needed with choosing an outboard for my Rhodes 22

Tue Aug 26 21:08:31 EDT 2014

The list also stripped my email address, so I'll try this private message.
rweiss
at
siu.edu

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Thanks Ted. The list stripped out your photos. If you don't mind could you
send them directly to me at rweiss at siu.edu 

Thanks.
Bob

Robert L Weiss Jr.
Director of Music
First United Methodist Carbondale, IL
Professor Emeritus, SIUC

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Bob,

Congrats! You're going to love your Rhodes.  Stan is good people. This
subjects comes up a lot with new owners so you might want to search the
archives. Here are my thoughts:

I bought my boat last spring and I love it. I went with a Tohatsu 9.8hp 20
inch shaft with electric start. 9.8 is a little overkill but hey a few extra
horses never hurt anyone. It sips gas and starts on one pull. I bought mine
online and had it shipped to Stan.  I think you're on the right track with a
6 or 8 hp.  I think Tohatsu makes a 6hp "sail pro" version that might suite
your needs.  Some guys like to go with the 25 inch shaft but my 20 inch
seems adequate.  The Hondas are sweet but I couldn't justify the extra cost.
I don't think any of the new engines have shifters on the handle, but I may
be wrong. A few folks have mounted remote shifter/ throttle with great
success.

Here are a few pics of my setup.

Cheers,
Ted
SV AIRPOWER 1991/2013
Boston, MA (soon to be Jacksonville, FL)

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> On Aug 26, 2014, at 5:52 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
> I'm in the process of joining you Rhodes owners after waiting 4 years to
> finally make an order. I first saw the Rhodes 22 at the Annapolis Boat
> Show in 2010 and have been wanting one ever since. Stan, at General Boats,
> is in the process of recycling a 1998 boat for me and I have made most of
> the necessary decisions. The one remaining issue is what motor to have
> installed. I'm not very knowledgeable about outboards, so I would
> appreciate any specific recommendations you might have.
>
> I'm going to order a motor and have it shipped to GB. My sailing will be
> done on Kentucky Lake, not the ocean, so I don't think I need the biggest
> motor possible. I'm thinking either a 6 hp or 8 hp would be sufficient.
> Stan says I also need:
> If possible -- High Thrust sailboat outboard
> Whether high thrust or not, I should get a Sailboat pitched propeller
> Long tiller handle with throttle and gear shift on the handle.
>
> So, do any of you have a recent OB purchase that meets these requirements?
> Has anyone recently had an OB installed by GB?
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Bob
>
> Robert L Weiss Jr.
> Director of Music
> First United Methodist Carbondale, IL
> Professor Emeritus, SIUC
>
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