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lawn mower outboard
i must have seen about 100 posts where someone starts off asking a
question like 'i was thinking I could save myself some money by turning a lawn mower (or motorbike, leaf blower etc etc) engine into an outboard. can it be done' The discussion goes on and on... with the outcome being something like that yes you could do it, but it would be silly, unreliable, pollutiong and probably would save you nothing in the long run anyway. Here's a pic of one that someone made earlier anyway, just to make the discussion a bit more interesting next time~ http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 |
lawn mower outboard
Lawn engines are air cooled - not ideal for a marine engine - and they are
quite noisy too - you will need a rig and lots of other stuff to make a outboard out of a lawn mower engine - it can be done but would probably cost more that buying a used Outboard It would be cheaper to buy a used outboar at eg. e-bay. skrev i en meddelelse oups.com... i must have seen about 100 posts where someone starts off asking a question like 'i was thinking I could save myself some money by turning a lawn mower (or motorbike, leaf blower etc etc) engine into an outboard. can it be done' The discussion goes on and on... with the outcome being something like that yes you could do it, but it would be silly, unreliable, pollutiong and probably would save you nothing in the long run anyway. Here's a pic of one that someone made earlier anyway, just to make the discussion a bit more interesting next time~ http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 |
lawn mower outboard
i must have seen about 100 posts where someone starts off asking a
question like 'i was thinking I could save myself some money by turning a lawn mower (or motorbike, leaf blower etc etc) engine into an outboard. can it be done' ================================== Sears made an outboard with an aircooled engine. I think it was built by a company called "Eska". I wound up with a 5 HP Sears motor in a trade for an old snowmobile. It was cranky, noisy and hard to start. But the worst part was that it had the lawn mower sediment bulb on the bottom that had to be adjusted each time I started it. It leaked gas so bad that I couldn't keep it inside the boat. I had a swing up bracket on a 30 ft. Chris and kept it out there when ever I used it. I rarely caught any fish when I trolled with the thing, probably the noise drove them away...... Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all, Norm |
lawn mower outboard
Actually, riding lawnmower type engines are the latest rage for "mud"
boats. Here's one with a twin cyl motor very similar to riding mower engines. There are several manufacturers of this sort of rig: http://www.go-devil.com/27hp_KOHLER.html I used to sell commercial mowers in my business and got a kick out of these "lawn mower" boat drives. Dale www.fishwisher.com |
lawn mower outboard
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On 24 Dec 2005 07:33:04 -0800, "FishWisher" wrote: Actually, riding lawnmower type engines are the latest rage for "mud" boats. Here's one with a twin cyl motor very similar to riding mower engines. There are several manufacturers of this sort of rig: http://www.go-devil.com/27hp_KOHLER.html I used to sell commercial mowers in my business and got a kick out of these "lawn mower" boat drives. I saw these in Thailand - can't remember what they are called. See them in the Amazon also. The newer Mud Motors are a little different. Do not stick out so far, and enough power to actually go through thin mud. |
lawn mower outboard
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http://www.briggsandstratton.com/dis...sp?docid=76403 wrote in message oups.com... i must have seen about 100 posts where someone starts off asking a question like 'i was thinking I could save myself some money by turning a lawn mower (or motorbike, leaf blower etc etc) engine into an outboard. can it be done' The discussion goes on and on... with the outcome being something like that yes you could do it, but it would be silly, unreliable, pollutiong and probably would save you nothing in the long run anyway. Here's a pic of one that someone made earlier anyway, just to make the discussion a bit more interesting next time~ http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 |
lawn mower outboard
These "outboards" are very popular in the South with duck/goose hunters. I
see them often while fishing in the Mobile Bay Delta during bird season. Most of them are mounted on aluminum skiffs. They can get right along and often leave a distintive rooster tail behind when in a hurry. They seem to have no problem carrying a pair of hunters with dogs, decoys, and nets. Butch "Paul" wrote in message ... Already done http://www.briggsandstratton.com/dis...sp?docid=76403 wrote in message oups.com... i must have seen about 100 posts where someone starts off asking a question like 'i was thinking I could save myself some money by turning a lawn mower (or motorbike, leaf blower etc etc) engine into an outboard. can it be done' The discussion goes on and on... with the outcome being something like that yes you could do it, but it would be silly, unreliable, pollutiong and probably would save you nothing in the long run anyway. Here's a pic of one that someone made earlier anyway, just to make the discussion a bit more interesting next time~ http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 |
lawn mower outboard
"Bill McKee" wrote in message nk.net... "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On 24 Dec 2005 07:33:04 -0800, "FishWisher" wrote: Actually, riding lawnmower type engines are the latest rage for "mud" boats. Here's one with a twin cyl motor very similar to riding mower engines. There are several manufacturers of this sort of rig: http://www.go-devil.com/27hp_KOHLER.html I used to sell commercial mowers in my business and got a kick out of these "lawn mower" boat drives. I saw these in Thailand - can't remember what they are called. See them in the Amazon also. The newer Mud Motors are a little different. Do not stick out so far, and enough power to actually go through thin mud. http://www.mudbuddy.com/News%20&%20P...nformation.htm |
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