Pushing around my little tender
 

This is Zodia Zoom 260S, 8'6 LOA, 4'11" beam and weighs 77 lbs.
Certainly not a "sport
boat", but it has a wooden rather than inflatable floor. Just a really
plain tender that I bough last year for about $1,000. I didn't have
money for a motor last year, but I also now have two strong arms. It's
just for me and the wife to putter around in cheaply. Small lakes,
hugging the shore of the Hudson River... maybe Lake Champlain.
The maximum horse power is 4. I'm looking at the 2 hp Honda and the 2.5

hp Yamaha, both 4 strokes. A friend says to grab the Nissan 3.5 hp two
stroke, I'll appreciate the extra power and they won't be able to sell
them next year... is this true? I personally like the Yamaha because it

has a 4.4 ci displacement vs. the Honda's 3.4 ci displacement, 20% more

hp (at least on paper) and only weighs 9 lbs more. Both seem to be
about
$800. The Nissan is about $650. The Tohatsu branded version only about
$600. I'd rather stay away from 2 strokes.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

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This is Zodia Zoom 260S, 8'6 LOA, 4'11" beam and weighs 77 lbs.
Certainly not a "sport
boat", but it has a wooden rather than inflatable floor. Just a really
plain tender that I bough last year for about $1,000. I didn't have
money for a motor last year, but I also now have two strong arms. It's
just for me and the wife to putter around in cheaply. Small lakes,
hugging the shore of the Hudson River... maybe Lake Champlain.
The maximum horse power is 4. I'm looking at the 2 hp Honda and the 2.5
hp Yamaha, both 4 strokes.
snip.........

Before I sold my CL 14 sailboat, I had made my mind up to buy the small
Yamaha 4 stroke.
Who wants the loud racket or stinky smoke smell from a 2 stroke this day &
age.
I have since moved up to a trailerable mini-cruiser type of sailboat and
when the Evinrude Yachtwin 6hp goes, you can bet I'll have the equivalent 4
stroke as a replacement (need the charging system)

I have the Nissan 3.5 long shaft on my 8'6" Boat US inflatable. Has a
slat floor, not rigid. The Nissan is very powerful, moves the boat with
3 people at a good clip. 'Course, it doesn't plane. The engine is easy
to start, idles well and has crisp throttle.
JR
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This is Zodia Zoom 260S, 8'6 LOA, 4'11" beam and weighs 77 lbs.
Certainly not a "sport
boat", but it has a wooden rather than inflatable floor. Just a really
plain tender that I bough last year for about $1,000. I didn't have
money for a motor last year, but I also now have two strong arms. It's
just for me and the wife to putter around in cheaply. Small lakes,
hugging the shore of the Hudson River... maybe Lake Champlain.
The maximum horse power is 4. I'm looking at the 2 hp Honda and the 2.5

hp Yamaha, both 4 strokes. A friend says to grab the Nissan 3.5 hp two
stroke, I'll appreciate the extra power and they won't be able to sell
them next year... is this true? I personally like the Yamaha because it

has a 4.4 ci displacement vs. the Honda's 3.4 ci displacement, 20% more

hp (at least on paper) and only weighs 9 lbs more. Both seem to be
about
$800. The Nissan is about $650. The Tohatsu branded version only about
$600. I'd rather stay away from 2 strokes.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.



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On 25 Mar 2005 21:33:12 -0800, wrote:

This is Zodia Zoom 260S, 8'6 LOA, 4'11" beam and weighs 77 lbs.
Certainly not a "sport
boat", but it has a wooden rather than inflatable floor. Just a really
plain tender that I bough last year for about $1,000. I didn't have
money for a motor last year, but I also now have two strong arms. It's
just for me and the wife to putter around in cheaply. Small lakes,
hugging the shore of the Hudson River... maybe Lake Champlain.
The maximum horse power is 4. I'm looking at the 2 hp Honda and the 2.5

hp Yamaha, both 4 strokes. A friend says to grab the Nissan 3.5 hp two
stroke, I'll appreciate the extra power and they won't be able to sell
them next year... is this true? I personally like the Yamaha because it

has a 4.4 ci displacement vs. the Honda's 3.4 ci displacement, 20% more

hp (at least on paper) and only weighs 9 lbs more. Both seem to be
about
$800. The Nissan is about $650. The Tohatsu branded version only about
$600. I'd rather stay away from 2 strokes.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Get the Honda.

check out the prams
http://www.classicboatworksofmaine.c...nthewater.html
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Classic Boatworks of Maine
http://www.classicboatworksofmaine.com
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This is Zodia Zoom 260S, 8'6 LOA, 4'11" beam and weighs 77 lbs.
Certainly not a "sport
boat", but it has a wooden rather than inflatable floor. Just a really
plain tender that I bough last year for about $1,000. I didn't have
money for a motor last year, but I also now have two strong arms. It's
just for me and the wife to putter around in cheaply. Small lakes,
hugging the shore of the Hudson River... maybe Lake Champlain.
The maximum horse power is 4. I'm looking at the 2 hp Honda and the 2.5

hp Yamaha, both 4 strokes. A friend says to grab the Nissan 3.5 hp two
stroke, I'll appreciate the extra power and they won't be able to sell
them next year... is this true? I personally like the Yamaha because it

has a 4.4 ci displacement vs. the Honda's 3.4 ci displacement, 20% more

hp (at least on paper) and only weighs 9 lbs more. Both seem to be
about
$800. The Nissan is about $650. The Tohatsu branded version only about
$600. I'd rather stay away from 2 strokes.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.