benoz said...
if the cut out is low enough to use a short shaft look at a mercury 3.3 two stroke

$900 brand new, light enough to lift with one hand and you can use it on the dinghy as well

The Mercury is a Tohatsu!, also called a Nissan in some markets.

My tender is powered by a 2.5 uprated to 3.5. The 2.5 has no gearbox but the 3.5 does. The only difference in the motors is the carby jets. Good motors and very popular.
Also very reliable. Interesting record;
www.tohatsu.com/news/seiko.html

benoz said...

Ramona said...

benoz said...
if the cut out is low enough to use a short shaft look at a mercury 3.3 two stroke

$900 brand new, light enough to lift with one hand and you can use it on the dinghy as well

The Mercury is a Tohatsu!, also called a Nissan in some markets.

My tender is powered by a 2.5 uprated to 3.5. The 2.5 has no gearbox but the 3.5 does. The only difference in the motors is the carby jets. Good motors and very popular.
Also very reliable. Interesting record;
www.tohatsu.com/news/seiko.html

I didn't know they were made by Tohatsu, I knew they were far too good to be made by mercury though. Bloody reliable little buggers and I've towed a 38' yacht with one (not into a headwind I admit...)

All that and they only weigh 13kg

Actually the older mercury where not made by Nissan/tohatsu it's just recent years they have re-bagged..... I find it funny just about every motor I see that doesn't start at the dinghy dock seems to be a old mercury. I'm a proud owner of a new 5hp tohatsu 2 stroke. Before this a Yamaha 2hp....

MorningBird said...
My 3.3 Mercury, about 10 years or more old, starts and runs well every time, even after being in the shed for a few months.

Yep, I have one as the tender power, first pull, no choke, every time. Done nothing more than change the plug on the odd occasion. Brilliant engines.

dude. someone is pulling the wool over your eyes. hood 20 is wicked boat. rigging is fine! pull it up on a beach as far as you can at high tide. get a shovel and scrape the **** out of it. let the tide come in so fish can have a feed. stay night on boat as really good fishing! next low tide get batery grinder with 40 grit and grind all the bubbles out untill the fiberglass is dryish but dont be afraid to grind the **** out of it. grind bout ten the polyester resen with mekp hardner and chop strand fiberglass to fill in what you grinded out. next high tide pull the sails up on new 10 spectra helyards and go hard buddy. see what breaks. should check rivertson rig and if they are ****ty drill them out and put in new monel riverts. you will be right. wear lifejacket and stay close to shore untill your out having the time of your life as hood 20 heaps fun boat. sails at perfect tralwing speed. have fun buddy and ask some questions