west wight potter 15 outboard choice?
I have a 20 year old West Wight Potter I'm restoring.
Can I use an outboard designed for a 15" transom such as "http://shakyparts.com/briggs_stratton_outboard_motor.html" or do I need a longer shaft? Here in California, all outboards used on State or Water District lakes must be CARB approved. This eliminates all carbed and all 2 stroke outboards. Most small outboards that are CARB approved are over $1000. The B&S referenced above can be had new for about $600 Thanks in advance! |
west wight potter 15 outboard choice?
"sue sanchez" wrote in message om... I have a 20 year old West Wight Potter I'm restoring. Can I use an outboard designed for a 15" transom such as "http://shakyparts.com/briggs_stratton_outboard_motor.html" or do I need a longer shaft? Here in California, all outboards used on State or Water District lakes must be CARB approved. This eliminates all carbed and all 2 stroke outboards. Most small outboards that are CARB approved are over $1000. The B&S referenced above can be had new for about $600 Thanks in advance! Not all lakes require CARB motors. Just some water district lakes. Oroville, and Don Pedro, Shasta, etc have no restrictions. I think SoCal has more restricted lakes. |
west wight potter 15 outboard choice?
I'd say the short shaft is right, and a 5 horse is the largest engine
I'd consider. The outboard you refer to is air cooled, noisy, and a bad choice for reliability. Take a hard look at the purpose of having an engine, and how fast you are actually going to go, then consider all options, 3 horse, electric trolling motor, an oar... I saw a nice used 1995 4 horse Johnson 2 stroke with intregal fuel tank for $550 when I took my dinghy's outboard for it's recent service. That would be my choice (the oar is a close second). Jim Calif Bill wrote: "sue sanchez" wrote in message om... I have a 20 year old West Wight Potter I'm restoring. Can I use an outboard designed for a 15" transom such as "http://shakyparts.com/briggs_stratton_outboard_motor.html" or do I need a longer shaft? Here in California, all outboards used on State or Water District lakes must be CARB approved. This eliminates all carbed and all 2 stroke outboards. Most small outboards that are CARB approved are over $1000. The B&S referenced above can be had new for about $600 Thanks in advance! Not all lakes require CARB motors. Just some water district lakes. Oroville, and Don Pedro, Shasta, etc have no restrictions. I think SoCal has more restricted lakes. |
west wight potter 15 outboard choice?
How about a nice 4hp / 4 stroke Yamaha? Do you have to worry about
recharging a battery while underway? |
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