On Fri, 11 May 2018 16:57:31 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

In many ways those days with little boats and little outboards were just
as much fun and have just as fond memories in my mind as the big, diesel
powered boats that came later.

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I agree. For pure joy of boating and just being on the water it's
hard to beat a small boat. Frequently the high point of our boating
trips on the trawler is launching the inflatable dinghy and going
exploring with it - reminds me of being a kid again.

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That outboard is much quieter and cleaner than my 1954 British Seagull 40 Plus. 3 hp


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Tim wrote:
2:18 PMKeyser Soze
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On 5/11/18 10:12 AM, Tim wrote:
Now I have 3, an 85 horse and a 140 horse Evinrude, also a guy just gave me a really nice 115 hp Mercury 115 “tower of power� . Yes,... gave me. Though obsolete,these 2-cycle engines are mechanically sound and trustworthy.

I’ve found another 30’ r only this time it’s a tri-toon., minus an engine. For doing a lot no range river cruise (approx 300 mile 1way) I’m wondering which power would best be suited between the 115 merc or the 140 Evinrude.
I really doubt one would be more economical than the other. But seeing I’m not paying forvengines there’s lots of room on the card for fuel.
Decisions decisions...

Is that 3 hp one of those delightful Evinrude Lightwins from the early
1950s?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HmhZVQUwI

....,

3 engines. An 85 hp Evinrude, a 140 hp Evinrude, and a 115 hp Mercury.

My nephew has acquired some little air cooled outboard with a little round gas tank in it don’t know what the make or power of it is, though.

Briggs and Stratton made an air-cooled outboard for a while.

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/11/2018 3:18 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/11/18 10:12 AM, Tim wrote:
Now I have 3, an 85 horse and a 140 horse Evinrude, also a guy just
gave me a really nice 115 hp Mercury 115 “tower of power� . Yes,...
gave me. Though obsolete,these 2-cycle engines are mechanically
sound and trustworthy.

I’ve found another 30’ r only this time it’s a tri-toon., minus an
engine. For doing a lot no range river cruise (approx 300 mile 1way)
I’m wondering which power would best be suited between the 115 merc
or the 140 Evinrude.
I really doubt one would be more economical than the other. But
seeing I’m not paying forvengines there’s lots of room on the card
for fuel.
Decisions decisions...


Is that 3 hp one of those delightful Evinrude Lightwins from the
early 1950s?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HmhZVQUwI


Ah, memories. I had one very similar to that one on my first boat, a
Sears aluminum 12 footer. I was only about 8 or 9 years old and spent
all day riding around or trolling for fish in it. I remember the
lever for the speed control and constantly fooling with the rich/lean
knob to get max RPM.

It finally died and was replaced with an equally as old 5 horse Johnson.

In many ways those days with little boats and little outboards were just
as much fun and have just as fond memories in my mind as the big,
diesel powered boats that came later.

Yup. No gas tank - pour it into the top.

On Fri, 11 May 2018 17:58:06 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 11 May 2018 16:57:31 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

In many ways those days with little boats and little outboards were just
as much fun and have just as fond memories in my mind as the big, diesel
powered boats that came later.

===

I agree. For pure joy of boating and just being on the water it's
hard to beat a small boat. Frequently the high point of our boating
trips on the trawler is launching the inflatable dinghy and going
exploring with it - reminds me of being a kid again.

I really liked buzzing around in the river and the bay in my 12' Jon
boat. It was my first boat when I moved here. There just wasn't a way
to bring Judy along so I had to get a bigger boat.
I had an old office chair with missing wheels that I got for free and
it was tied to the stringers in the boat with a PVC pipe extending the
tiller of my 7.5 Merc. (50% over powered)
It ran out around 17-18 MPH according to the guys I ran with and that
is flying in a Jon boat.

On Friday, May 11, 2018 at 4:15:31 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/11/2018 3:36 PM, Its Me wrote:
On Friday, May 11, 2018 at 11:21:00 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2018 07:12:03 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Now I have 3, an 85 horse and a 140 horse Evinrude, also a guy just gave me a really nice 115 hp Mercury 115 “tower of power� . Yes,... gave me. Though obsolete,these 2-cycle engines are mechanically sound and trustworthy.

I’ve found another 30’ r only this time it’s a tri-toon., minus an engine. For doing a lot no range river cruise (approx 300 mile 1way) I’m wondering which power would best be suited between the 115 merc or the 140 Evinrude.
I really doubt one would be more economical than the other. But seeing I’m not paying forvengines there’s lots of room on the card for fuel.
Decisions decisions...

Assuming all else is equal go with the 140. That tri toon will go if
you goose it hard enough. I see tri toons around here with 300s on
them. I am guessing it has lifting strakes.

A 30ft Tri-toon is a big, heavy boat. My old Bennington 25ft tri with lifting strakes and a Johnson 150 would get up "on plane" but only get 28-32 mph depending on conditions. It took the 25ft PTX tri with a 250 to hit 40 mph. Tim might be looking at mid 20's with the 30ft and a 140. Still better than most twin-tube toons.



Mount 'em all on it. :-)

I like the way you think!

https://www.benningtonmarine.com/models/q30-10-wide-twin-engine/

Cause you can.

Its Me
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I like the way you think!

https://www.benningtonmarine.com/models/q30-10-wide-twin-engine/

Cause you can.

.........


600 hp? Oh my!!!

On Fri, 11 May 2018 20:43:58 -0400, Alex wrote:

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/11/2018 3:18 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/11/18 10:12 AM, Tim wrote:
Now I have 3, an 85 horse and a 140 horse Evinrude, also a guy just
gave me a really nice 115 hp Mercury 115 “tower of power” . Yes,...
gave me. Though obsolete,these 2-cycle engines are mechanically
sound and trustworthy.

I’ve found another 30’ r only this time it’s a tri-toon., minus an
engine. For doing a lot no range river cruise (approx 300 mile 1way)
I’m wondering which power would best be suited between the 115 merc
or the 140 Evinrude.
I really doubt one would be more economical than the other. But
seeing I’m not paying forvengines there’s lots of room on the card
for fuel.
Decisions decisions...


Is that 3 hp one of those delightful Evinrude Lightwins from the
early 1950s?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HmhZVQUwI


Ah, memories. I had one very similar to that one on my first boat, a
Sears aluminum 12 footer. I was only about 8 or 9 years old and spent
all day riding around or trolling for fish in it. I remember the
lever for the speed control and constantly fooling with the rich/lean
knob to get max RPM.

It finally died and was replaced with an equally as old 5 horse Johnson.

In many ways those days with little boats and little outboards were just
as much fun and have just as fond memories in my mind as the big,
diesel powered boats that came later.

Yup. No gas tank - pour it into the top.

===

Those small Evinrudes were really popular when I was a kid back in the
50s.

On Fri, 11 May 2018 20:45:19 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 11 May 2018 17:58:06 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 11 May 2018 16:57:31 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

In many ways those days with little boats and little outboards were just
as much fun and have just as fond memories in my mind as the big, diesel
powered boats that came later.

===

I agree. For pure joy of boating and just being on the water it's
hard to beat a small boat. Frequently the high point of our boating
trips on the trawler is launching the inflatable dinghy and going
exploring with it - reminds me of being a kid again.

I really liked buzzing around in the river and the bay in my 12' Jon
boat. It was my first boat when I moved here. There just wasn't a way
to bring Judy along so I had to get a bigger boat.
I had an old office chair with missing wheels that I got for free and
it was tied to the stringers in the boat with a PVC pipe extending the
tiller of my 7.5 Merc. (50% over powered)
It ran out around 17-18 MPH according to the guys I ran with and that
is flying in a Jon boat.

===

We've got a 20 horse Honda on our 12 ft inflatable. It's propped for
power not speed but it will still hit 20 kts if you're brave enough.
That's scary fast in a little rubber boat but 15 or 16 is comfortable
and stable in reasonably flat water.

On Fri, 11 May 2018 19:39:39 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Its Me
- show quoted text -
I like the way you think!

https://www.benningtonmarine.com/models/q30-10-wide-twin-engine/

Cause you can.

........


600 hp? Oh my!!!

If you look at the LOTA shootouts you see tri toons with trip 350s on
them. (probably 400s by now)