"Scott W." wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 03:40:19 GMT, "Billgran"
wrote:



You might want to check out the Evinrude E-TEC outboards in the 40-50hp
class. They are as quiet as a 4 stroke, there is no smoke orof mixing
oil,
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You make many very good points and answered some questions I had been
pondering. Are they available in long shaft with a tiller handle?
Thanks,

Scott W.



Evinrude has a tiller long shaft 40hp E-TEC available, or you can add the
E-TEC tiller arm kit to other models.

Bill Grannis
service manager

Billgran wrote:

"Scott W." wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 03:40:19 GMT, "Billgran"
wrote:



You might want to check out the Evinrude E-TEC outboards in the 40-50hp
class. They are as quiet as a 4 stroke, there is no smoke orof mixing
oil,
...... snip.......

You make many very good points and answered some questions I had been
pondering. Are they available in long shaft with a tiller handle?
Thanks,

Scott W.



Evinrude has a tiller long shaft 40hp E-TEC available, or you can add the
E-TEC tiller arm kit to other models.

Bill Grannis
service manager




A tiller 40 hp? Is there some sort of steering assist built into it?

Around 7/19/2004 3:55 PM, Harry Krause wrote:

Billgran wrote:

Evinrude has a tiller long shaft 40hp E-TEC available, or you can add the
E-TEC tiller arm kit to other models.




A tiller 40 hp? Is there some sort of steering assist built into it?

That's nothin'. Some time ago, I saw two tiller-controlled outboards on
the same day that I still hardly believe actually exist: IIRC, a 200 and
a 175. One was a jet, but the other was propped.

I can't even imagine what it'd be like to try and muscle those beasts
into a tight turn.


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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A tiller 40 hp? Is there some sort of steering assist built into it?




Harry,

Up north in walleye country there are a lot of V4 tiller rigs in use on the
back of 18-20' boats.

Bill Grannis
service manager

Billgran wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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A tiller 40 hp? Is there some sort of steering assist built into it?




Harry,

Up north in walleye country there are a lot of V4 tiller rigs in use on the
back of 18-20' boats.

Bill Grannis
service manager



Wow....the biggest tiller motor I ever drove was a 25 hp Big Twin in the
1950s, and it was a bear.

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:52:27 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:
A tiller 40 hp? Is there some sort of steering assist built into it?

Harry,
Up north in walleye country there are a lot of V4 tiller rigs in use on the
back of 18-20' boats.

Bill Grannis

Wow....the biggest tiller motor I ever drove was a 25 hp Big Twin in the
1950s, and it was a bear.

Right now I've got a 12.5 ft. Zodiac with a 25 on it. No problems
handling that. I'm looking at a 15 footer but want to see what's
available for power before buying it. Its rated for 50 hp, but due to
the small size and my need for full cargo space, I want a tiller. The
E tec 40, 50 and 60 are all the same motor re. bore/stroke/weight,
etc. If I'm going to put an E tec on it, I might as well go with the
50 since there's no more weight on the transom than with the 40.
A dealer told me yesterday that the 40 is the only one available with
a tiller. Is there something he doesn't know? Would you have to buy
the full remote kit, plus the add on tiller?

Scott W.

Harry, there was a tiller option for the 40 and 45 HP Merc Thunderbolt 4's
too.

I've seen a few.

-W

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Billgran wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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A tiller 40 hp? Is there some sort of steering assist built into it?




Harry,

Up north in walleye country there are a lot of V4 tiller rigs in use on
the
back of 18-20' boats.

Bill Grannis
service manager



Wow....the biggest tiller motor I ever drove was a 25 hp Big Twin in the
1950s, and it was a bear.