I have a 9' Achilles rib wi a 15hp merc 2stroke. But it doesn't seem any to
have any more power than the old 8hp mariner of the same vintage. Best part is
both engines weigh the same. Garhauer motor crane to store moror on stern rail
and spinaker halyard to store dinghy on fordeck.
Mike,
I will echo the feedback below from Martin.
We had a Honda 2HP, bought expressly because it was light enough to easily lift
on and off. However, it just was not powerful enough if we found ourselves in
rough water / strong wind / current / exposed mooring.
I switched to a Tohatsu 6HP, and h
If you're going to beach the dinghy and leave it unattended get an OB with a
removable deadman switch. Patrick
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> Mike,
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> We used a +- 2 hp on an 10” high pressure floor inflatable around the PNW fo
I have the little Suzuki 2.5. Good engine.
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 08:03:26 -0300
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You will like lightweight and the little Suzuki 2.5 hp is the lightest on the
market I think and
I have a 3.5 hp, 30 pound Tohatsu outboard which makes my portabote get
up on plane quite easily.
Bill Bina
On 10/29/2015 8:59 AM, Nate Flesness via CnC-List wrote:
I like lightweight more than dink speed and have been happy with a 27
lb., 1.2 hp(!) Johnson/Evinrude 2-stroke, available used fo
I like lightweight more than dink speed and have been happy with a 27 lb.,
1.2 hp(!) Johnson/Evinrude 2-stroke, available used for ~$300 here. It
moves an inflatable WM dink carrying 2-3 people with dignity, not thrills.
Being several decades past my twenties, I find 27 lbs a very attractive
featur
You will like lightweight and the little Suzuki 2.5 hp is the lightest on
the market I think and it will easily do the trick
Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna*
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
d.ve...@bellaliant.net
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IMHO there are two ways to go with an outboard:
Go big or go tiny.
I have a 15 HP 2 stroke E
I have a 4 stroke, 4 hp Yamaha. Great engine. Use it all winter for duck
hunting. It will get my sneakboat on a plane and all summer on my soft bottom
inflatable. The inflatable will plane with one person but not two. I can lift
it from the dink to the pushpin rail by myself but it helps to be s
I’ll have to agree with go biggest or smallest opinion. Personally, I have an
8’ inflatable and use a Honda 2hp that is perfect for my needs. For long trips,
I would prefer a bigger engine but the little suits my usage very well. A note
on Honda’s, the carb is much more sensitive to trash in the
are a spendy.
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IMHO there are two ways to go with an outboard:
Go big or go tiny.
I have a 15 HP 2 stroke Evinrude I really like. We can do 18-20 knots with 3-4
people in the dinghy and we can two a tube with a kid or two at planning speeds.
If I we
Mike,
We used a +- 2 hp on an 10” high pressure floor inflatable around the PNW for
years. The ability to lift it on and off one handed was the best part. With
two or three people onboard it was a bit slow for me. Once, the 2hp outboard
was not able to pull a long stern tie line ashore witho
load or in rough weather.
IMHO and YMMV
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The J-80 I race on uses a Honda 2hp 4 st
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> One night we had rowed our inflatable dinghy to a neighboring boat for
> dinner. During dinner the wind came up. Our
From: Dennis C. via CnC-List
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Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 12:46 PM
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One night we had rowed our inflatable dinghy to a neighboring boat for
dinner. During dinner the wind came up. Our boat owner friend towed us back
t
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> Pick up a used 2 stroke. My 4hp Yamaha starts all the time and is much
> lighter than the comparable 4 stroke and powers the high pressure floored
> Avon just fine.I
David
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Pick up a used 2 stroke. My 4hp Yamaha starts all the time and is much lighter
than the comparable 4 stroke and powers the high pressure floored Avon just
fine.I do own a 4 stroke 8hp, but she sits on the RIB and never
Pick up a used 2 stroke. My 4hp Yamaha starts all the time and is much lighter
than the comparable 4 stroke and powers the high pressure floored Avon just
fine.I do own a 4 stroke 8hp, but she sits on the RIB and never moves.
Damn thing weighs a ton. The RIB is great locally but needs the
Mike I have a Zodiac around 8.5 ft and it is rated up to 8 hp. Got a Yamaha 2.5
from SG Power in Victoria and it pushes it along well (doesn’t plane though).
My reasoning was I wanted an engine I could easily lift on and off – the 2.5
weighs about 40# so is easy enough to manage. Yamaha is a go
This subject shows how we are all different. I am preparing for cruising in
the Bahamas and will be buying a new Yamaha 9.9 for a 10-foot RIB. This is so
that I can reach distant snorkeling spots and make it into port from far off
anchorages. In a past trip to the Bahamas I used an 8-foot har
One night we had rowed our inflatable dinghy to a neighboring boat for
dinner. During dinner the wind came up. Our boat owner friend towed us
back to our boat with his dinghy with 2.5 hp Tohatsu. It was a little bit
of a struggle but the little Tohatsu did the job.
I have a used 80's Evinrude 7
Mike — as long as you’re not expecting to plane or work into heavy swells, I
think a 2.2hp would be a good fit. Much more portable than my 6hp Mercury on
my 9.2’ Seaworthy dinghy.
Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
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