[Public-list] Dinghy - Tow or Stow?

[Gordon Laco]

I like my British Seagull 45....

It delivers about 2hp and sounds like a drunken oil drum band warming up,
but since it doesn't always run when I need it too the noise is not often a
problem.

Gord #426






> SUZUKI  have a 4 or 6 hp four stroke that are the same engine weighing 55
> pounds ( and a 2.5 that is half that )
> The feature that caught my eye was that they had an internal fuel tank (only
> 1.5 gal) as well as the connection for an external tank.  So if you are just
> jumping in the dink for a short run, you don't have to sling a 50lb fuel tank
> in as well and you don't lose all that space to your smelly/oily tank.  (as
> you can tell, I still have a 2 stroke )
> 
> Cheers,    Rod
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Staehling
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 7:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Dinghy - Tow or Stow?
> 
> 
> --- JOHN GRAVES <jg1111 at msn.com> wrote:
>> It is the difference between night and day if you
>> can plane it off.
> 
> In the past we have usually only gone short distances
> in our dinghy.  For that kind of use a motor seemed
> likely to be more hassle than it is worth.
> 
> If the distance you want to go is far enough to want a
> motor then I would imagine planing would make a huge
> difference.
> 
> I always thought a tiny motor would be nice though.
> If it were cheap, operated with little hassle, and was
> VERY light it would be a great asset.  I never found
> one that matched that criteria well enough though.
> 
>> Does anyone out there know what small outboards
>> have the lowest weight per hp?
> 
> When I last researched this, it made a big difference
> what size you wanted.  With some brands if you are
> buying a 5 hp you might as well spring for a 6 hp
> because it weighs the same (in fact it is the same,
> but tuned differently).  Other brands base their 6 HP
> on the 9.9-15 hp model and they weigh a lot more than
> their 5.
> 
> I think I remember that the 5 hp
> tohatsu-nissan-mercury (all basically the same motor)
> were lighter than the Suzuki or Honda by 3-5 pounds.
> I think the suzuki was ligher in the smallest motors.
> 
> I did find that Nissan did a lousy job of stocking
> parts and backorders could go forever.  Mercury on the
> other hand seemed to be MUCH better in that regard.
> As a result I bought Mercury parts for my Nissan.  If
> I were to do it again I would buy the Mercury over the
> Nissan if the price was even close, just to reward
> their better service.
> 
> Check well before you decide, as some of this may have
> changed or my memory may be faulty.
> 
> Pete
> #554
> 
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