[Rhodes22-list] New outboard for a Rhodes 22

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I've got a new Yamaha 4-stroke 6HP.  It sips gas and I top out at 5.25
knots.  I suspect I still need to switch my prop out for a high thrust
though as I hit 5.25 knots at 80% throttle, and the remaining 20% throttle
appears to just waste RPMs.  The flushing of the Yamaha is also extremely
simple, as i'm constantly waiting on other boats having to flush their
outboards on the ramp.

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Curtis, s/v "Ruck It"


On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:05 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> I've had a 9.9 Suzuki for 3 years.  The first year it ran "rough" -- not
> missing, but not able to hold a steady rpm.  But since the second year it's
> been fine.  Starts easily, very quiet until you throttle up, and enough
> power to handle anything so far on Grand Traverse Bay.  I suspect that the
> first year I just hadn't broken it in, as I only use it on and off the
> lift,
> consuming about 2 gallons of fuel per summer.
>
> Bruce Mackey, s/v Tuxedo
>
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