four stroke on side
 

I'm interested in the new Merc 9.9 four stroke at 84# for my dinghy.
They are supposed to lie on one side or vertical so all the oil doesn't
run out. My dinghy is stored on Weaver snap davits so it is rotated up
90 degrees out of the water when travelling. If I leave the outboard on
the dinghy it will rotate up onto the side it is supposed to be stored
on. Neat.

So what happens if I run into a few waves and the boat (36' trawler)
bounces around a bit, roll, pitch or yaw? Will oil run out? Or should I
just stick with a two stroke.

I could get that Weaver thing that pivots the motor vertical when you
crank up the dinghy, but it costs too much and it is UGLY.

Capt. Jeff

"Tamaroak" wrote in message
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I'm interested in the new Merc 9.9 four stroke at 84# for my dinghy. They
are supposed to lie on one side or vertical so all the oil doesn't run
out. My dinghy is stored on Weaver snap davits so it is rotated up 90
degrees out of the water when travelling. If I leave the outboard on the
dinghy it will rotate up onto the side it is supposed to be stored on.
Neat.

So what happens if I run into a few waves and the boat (36' trawler)
bounces around a bit, roll, pitch or yaw? Will oil run out? Or should I
just stick with a two stroke.

I could get that Weaver thing that pivots the motor vertical when you
crank up the dinghy, but it costs too much and it is UGLY.

Capt. Jeff

I would think that a motor stored in the horizontal position off your
inflatable (in the vertical position) would be ugly.

Why not buy a swivel bracket to mount on the inflatable transom that would
allow you to store the motor and inflatable in the vertical position off the
swim platform?

http://www.adventuremarine.net/dinghy-accessories.cfm

No one ever said boating is cheap. ;-)

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:57:39 -0600, Tamaroak
wrote:

I'm interested in the new Merc 9.9 four stroke at 84# for my dinghy.
They are supposed to lie on one side or vertical so all the oil doesn't
run out. My dinghy is stored on Weaver snap davits so it is rotated up
90 degrees out of the water when travelling. If I leave the outboard on
the dinghy it will rotate up onto the side it is supposed to be stored
on. Neat.

So what happens if I run into a few waves and the boat (36' trawler)
bounces around a bit, roll, pitch or yaw? Will oil run out? Or should I
just stick with a two stroke.

I could get that Weaver thing that pivots the motor vertical when you
crank up the dinghy, but it costs too much and it is UGLY.

Get a two stroke.

Later,

Tom

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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wrote in
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My merc 60 was shipped "wet" and ready to run. (laying face down in
the crate). Nothing leaked out. These things are pretty much sealed


I don't think "leaking" is the problem. Inside the engine, if you tip it
up so the oil sits atop the piston, the only thing that keeps the oil from
draining INTO the combustion chamber is the rings, which do not seal
completely in any engine. They're not made to prevent oil flow past them
for weeks, just milliseconds.

What do you suppose would happen if oil leaked from under the piston to
fill or partially fill the combustion chamber when the engine was started?
(Flashback to watching deck crews manually pulling props slowly on WW2
carriers when airplanes had radial engines with pistons pointing down to
purge them of oil before cranking the engines.)

Unfortunately, these cheap engines don't have DRY SUMPS like an old
Harley....Storing oil in the crankcase was ok until someone turned it
OVER!


Hey, thanks! I love to learn stuff about engines.

I bought the very engine your describing and i love it. It is quiet and has
not leaked anything yet, of course when I lay it down I do make sure it
rests on the tiller side. I would recommend this one!

"Tamaroak" wrote in message
...
I'm interested in the new Merc 9.9 four stroke at 84# for my dinghy. They
are supposed to lie on one side or vertical so all the oil doesn't run
out. My dinghy is stored on Weaver snap davits so it is rotated up 90
degrees out of the water when travelling. If I leave the outboard on the
dinghy it will rotate up onto the side it is supposed to be stored on.
Neat.

So what happens if I run into a few waves and the boat (36' trawler)
bounces around a bit, roll, pitch or yaw? Will oil run out? Or should I
just stick with a two stroke.

I could get that Weaver thing that pivots the motor vertical when you
crank up the dinghy, but it costs too much and it is UGLY.

Capt. Jeff

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:57:39 -0600, Tamaroak
wrote:

I'm interested in the new Merc 9.9 four stroke at 84# for my dinghy.

I had three of these mounted on a 14' Jon boat. It was fun to let the
grandkids play with.

"HaKrause" wrote in message ...
I'm interested in the new Merc 9.9 four stroke at 84# for my dinghy.

I had three of these mounted on a 14' Jon boat. It was fun to let the
grandkids play with.

You're a liar and a bad and less than funny one at that!

CN

"Harry Krause" wrote in message ...
Capt. Neal® wrote:

"HaKrause" wrote in message ...

I'm interested in the new Merc 9.9 four stroke at 84# for my dinghy.


I had three of these mounted on a 14' Jon boat. It was fun to let the
grandkids play with.


You're a liar and a bad and less than funny one at that!

CN



You've been taken in by the Harry Identity Thief, doofuss


Since you're identical twins, will you find it in your heart to
forgive me, Harry?

CN

Harry,
I hate to tell you this, but this is not Identity Theft.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Identity Theft Alert
Roadrunner Abuse: Your boy is at it again.




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On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:57:39 -0600, Tamaroak
wrote:

I'm interested in the new Merc 9.9 four stroke at 84# for my dinghy.

I had three of these mounted on a 14' Jon boat. It was fun to let the
grandkids play with.

"N S Sherlock" no****sherlock.com wrote in message ...
Harry,
I hate to tell you this, but this is not Identity Theft.

Ya gotta forgive Harry. He's a wannabe netKKKop!

CN