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Outboard Motor Mount
January 3rd, 2011 | 
Author: outboard motor mount
Intex inflatable boat, outboard motor mount, out drive driveshaft / propeller.
They do a 200 lbs. thrust trolling motor?
There was once a 200 lbs. thrust trolling motor mounted on the outboard of the larger boats. Do they still make them? The biggest I can find is a 165 lbs thrust engine.
found 200 pounds of thrust, trim and troll elec. motor that attaches to your trim tabs, they also have a £ 160 trust that attaches to your outboard http://www.minnkotamotors.com/products/trim_n_troll/trim_n_troll.aspx http://www.minnkotamotors.com/products/trolling_motors/engine_mount/saltwater. aspx Other ideas: here is an interesting site about making your own electric motor. http://www.psnw.com/ jmrudholm ~ / etekoutboard.html ray electric outboard £ 270 is a thrust model http://www.rayeo.com/motors.htm Torqeedo elec. 215 lbs thrust outboard http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=52926&familyName=Torqeedo+Cruise+4.0+R+Electric+Outboard+Motor hope this helps
Used Boat
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Clean Used Boat for Sale: 2006 – Sunray, 200-Sundeck…Fast!
What is the best site for buying a used boat?
I live close to Florida and looking for a used trawler (mostly for cruising, not fish). I would like to spend around 40-50K. So, what is a great website to look for my?
We have a boat in Florida Trader magazine is very good … There is also one for the tri-state area, FL, AL, GA. The website to look at is: http://www.boattraderonline.com/adsearch/boatsearchprocess.html Then type in the price range and keyword is "trawler". Then select each state of Florida if you want and it will come with several boats available. Good Luck!
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Used Outboards
used outboards
Used Outboard Motors
Do outboard prop guards to improve performace of sailboats on?
Does anyone, besides the manufacturer (http://www.propguardmarine.com/test.html) have experience using a prop guard on a boat with an outboard? I am interested in improving the performance of a small outboard on a small pocket cruiser sailboat (1 tonne 21 1 / 2 m LOA bilge keeled Drascombe Drifter). The outboard motor on our boat is far below the fuselage, is not used for steering and is not designed to drive us over the hull speed. Compared to the keel, I can not image that the nozzle can add little extra drag. The manufacturer of the prop guard claims that short-nozzle Style Guard provides more thrust at low speeds, but not experinece with displacement hull boats. Does anyone have experinece with this?
Prop Guards are dangerous! Do not use them! They negatively impact the hyrdrodynamics of the boat and if you do what they can become entangled in the propeller itself caused massive failure and danger to touch. Outboard were designed to operate without a prop guard. You would not make a big metal cage around your vehicle accidents along the road to avoid, would you? No, because it would be a mess aerodynamics and the car is very unsafe because it was not intended such a thing. Instead, try changing the pitch of your propeller, or a wad made up of stainless steel (more torque) or aluminum (faster and less weight). Otherwise you might just need a bigger motor.
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9.9 Outboard Motor
9.9 outboard motor
Yamaha 9.9 hp Outboard engine
I have a Yamaha 9.9 hp outboard. I thought the water pump quit, but I put a new one and still nothing?
I had the engine running and the small stream of the water exit. I pulled the old pump, but nothing really wrong with looking. I've replaced them, but still no water. Any ideas? I already have the power line and cleared it out. Thanks It should be something else. I appreciate any help. I have the whole engine apart and back together. This morning I found that the water pipe going from the pump to the engine is cracked and the engine was no water. Thanks for any help.
First, you take the pump does the work, because theres no water from the pond hole "? if so, dont. the Pee-hole can be blocked, although the pump. water from the exhaust is what to look for. if the pee hole is clogged by blowing compressed air. when in fact the new pump is not working I something wrong, destroy it.
Boat Engine
boat engine
Twin Turbo 4.5L Nissan Boat Engine
Help, I can not start my boat engine?
I installed a new Balmar alternator on my boat motor what should I do with what used to wire to D + my old dynamo. This wire supplies the charging light and the starter relay?
hoice bad there mate, you need the makers if they use odd colors contact
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Tohatsu Outboard Engine
tohatsu outboard engine
The choice of an outboard motor used
30 years ago American manufacturers directs market.Names outboard engines such as Mercury, Johnson, Evinrude and Chrysler, led the field competing to produce more and larger outboard motors. However, while this was happening were setting aside more small outboard motors. These are the outboard engines sold in the greatest numbers and are often the first outboard many of us buy. This being the case that many of us adhere to the same brand (brand loyalty) and the purchase of outboard motors larger over the years. The Japanese advantage this fact and little by little Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Tohatsu outboard motors began focusing on small to take over as market leaders. They got the domain to improve the efficiency and reliability. In addition to adding these small outboard motors previously only found in larger engines.
The Japanese carmakers extended the power range. Again came to dominate the market for outboard motors up to at least 20 horsepower. American manufacturers rather to compete with the Japanese, gave up and decided to buy these engines from the Japanese and badge them as their own. Now the Chinese have entered the market. Basically do what the Japanese did previously, copying the best features of today's engines while keeping costs down.
So compare usedoutboard engines on offer for those looking for an outboard motor for your boat. If we take a boat big enough to say, a Pioneer 12, each outboard have to push a reasonably heavy weight through the water. If we take the outboard following:
Mercury 2.5hp, 3.5hp Mercury, Mariner 2.5hp, Tohatsu 3.5hp, 2.5hp Yamaha Suzuki 2.5hp, Honda 2.3hp, 2.6hp and Parsun. These outboard motors 4 two-stroke engines, due to a European directive that prevents two strokes to be sold in the European.Union. These outboard motors provide a fairly wide range of engines available in the market for power boats.
Judging a used motor boat against the other various tests were completed. A test of bollard pull showed that Mercury and Tohatsu 3.5hp 3.5hp were the most powerful in 90 pounds of thrust (These two engines together with the Mariner are virtually identical.) The least effective was the 2.3hp Honda 66 pounds of thrust. Among Suzuki 2.5hp were 83 pounds of thrust, Yamaha 2.5hp 78 pounds of thrust and Parsun 2.6hp to 70 pounds of thrust.
next test was the fuel consumption. At full speed – 5.75 knots, the best Yamaha outboard motors were the Suzuki 2.5hp and 2.5hp at least 20%. The worst was the 2.6hp Parsun. When the accelerator is eased and the boat was traveling on a comparison of fuel consumption is less Clearly, the difference of only 10%. All these figures are for 4-stroke engines. However, according to figures previously presented by two strokes under similar circumstances engines were higher up to 50% less fuel consumption at full speed. Very thirsty! Remember two outboard times are still available second hand.
Then the weight of the outboard motor was compared. Four times heavier than the older 2-stroke engines due to the power unit, etc. The Mercury, Mariner, Tohatsu, Parsun Yamaha and all weighed approx. 38-41 pounds (18 kg.). However, Honda and Suzuki 2.5hp 2.3hp weighed much less 28 pounds (12.5 kg.).
The price of each motor outside side was compared. This was difficult to be as accurate as discounts and offers for sale are always changing.
Although it was the cheapest Parsun and is nearly identical the same engine as the Yamaha 2.5hp, is not as good. It's a bit like me, following a Gordon Ramsay recipe to the letter, but when compared side by side you just know that its going to be much better. The Chinese are capable of copying, like the Japanese did before them, but have not got it right, yet!
Finally a little about each outboard used the test. Mercury, Mariner and Tohatsu are the same engine. From gas adjustments are easy to understand with the choke and stop button clearly labeled. Gasoline on / off tap is not as clearly marked. All engines are gearing. Forward and neutral then using the rotation of 360 degrees can be obtained from astern thrust. There are four tilt positions and a shallow water capacity. oil levels can be easily controlled by viewing the indicator on the side of the engine cover.
The 2.5hp Yamaha was also easily understood settings but the start and stop oil level indicator is out of sight under the engine casing cover. Like mercury outboard 2.5hp Yamaha has the arts, past and neutral rotation of 360 degrees. Unlike the mercury that has a safety pin, the Yamaha has a rubber cup on the propeller, so no safety pin to break.
The Suzuki 2.5hp is as above but with the oil gauge easily visible on the side of the roof. The propeller has a safety pin spares stored underneath the engine cover.
The 2.3hp Honda is not water cooled, and all outboard motors other evidence. It is air cooled and has no gears. Instead use a centrifugal clutch. This makes the start maneuvers and more difficult than others. It just takes a little getting used to it. The oil gauge is visible under the cover. The helix has a safety pin to keep parts under the engine cover.
Finally, the Parsun 2.6hp, a copy of the Yamaha 2.5hp but not as good. However, it is the cheapest of the engine when new. Fuel consumption was the main attraction back.
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