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2 stroke / 4 stroke advice
With the new legislation coming in we are looking at 2 stroke vs 4
stroke. I am aware that few people use 4 strokes on inflatables and fewer would manhandle them down beaches removing and replacing them daily as we do. Does anyone have any experience of using 4 strokes on inflatable boats in this way? Are there any implcations to the angle you can carry/store them? I have replaced a small auxiliary outboard on my trailer sailer with a 4-stroke, it's heavier, seems a little less powerful, quieter, far more economic & easier to start. I've never carried it anywhere a beach but its a pain to get into the tender.... (They aren't called tender for nothing) My club has recently bought a 5m rib with a 4-stroke 40 on the back to 'patrol' the races. Its nice, but the engine IS heavy, is more economical, less fast, more quiet (See a pattern here?) My only gripe is that once you've rescued someone, with the rescued dinghy alongside and 3 people on board, the thing won't plane. Unless you have light divers with light diving gear and light lead weights, I'd recommend you buy a 4-stroke 60 for the back of your new boat. It'll still use less fuel and you should leave it bolted to the back of the boat, anyway. Artie |
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