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Larry

Molesworth wrote in news:ukmole-
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I have an 11' tender which is currently supplied with rowlocks. It is
fiberglass and quite heavy.

What size Outboard should I buy?

I vote for the Seagull. Simple, easy-to-repair-yourself even in some
remote port. Of course, they're very hard to find in good condition, so
my second choice would be a 3hp TWO STROKE outboard you can lay down and
carry in ANY position, with the gas tank on top of the motor, not a
separate tank to have to carry and store. Mine is a 3hp Yamaha a
greatful captain gave me out of his garage. You can carry it easily in
one hand. It has no troublesome "shift" transmission. You simply spin
around to point in the direction you want to go, forwards, backwards,
sideways, and it tows the boat as well as pushes it. When you store it,
you simply turn it upside down and pour the premix gas back into the 1
gallon gas can. I let it run with the fuel shutoff turned off until it
stalls on full choke to empty the little carb while it's still on the
9.4' Watertender another greatful boater gave me when he got his
Foldabote 12'.

Oh, how awful....a two stroke!.....yecch!
* It never needs an oil change
* It never needs "regular service" unless the impeller tears up.
* It never needs its valves adjusted, it has none.
* It never needs its fuel pump repaired, it's gravity fed.
* Oil cannot back up into its cylinder because it has no oil so you
can just lay it down anywhere.
* Noone can step on its fuel hose laying on the deck.

Larry
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Now we'll all go out to Waste Marine and spend $3000 on a Nissan 9.9, 4-
stroke.....yecch.

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