On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:36:28 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On 14 Sep 2005 13:11:33 -0700, wrote:

The reason why I am asking this is that I would like to use one boat
for both in electric-motor-only lakes and lakes that allow gas engine.
I plan to dismount the gas engine when I go to electric-only lake, and
then re-mount the gas engine when I go to lakes that allow gas engine.

Around here in lakes that have no gas or low horse power requirements,
we just disconnect the gas line, tilt the motor out of the water and
go about our business. I've never heard a complaint yet.

Same thing here, sort of.

I've been on elec-only lakes with my 9.9 pulled up and gas-tank removed
(ie out of the boat) and they seen fine with that. The problem *I* would
have is that most elec-only lakes I know also don't have a boat-launch. If
I had a 40hp motor on a boat I'd have to take it off and carry the boat to
the water. (On these waters I use my Walker Bay, with no gas engine)

Lloyd Sumpter
"Near Cove" Walker Bay 8