Yes, don't waste my money etc. Has anyone owned one? Looking for something 3-4hp, cheap, usable, cheap, light, and also cheap, to use on a 2.3m inflatable for a while, there are some chinese jobs in about my current price range (cheap).
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Yes, don't waste my money etc. Has anyone owned one? Looking for something 3-4hp, cheap, usable, cheap, light, and also cheap, to use on a 2.3m inflatable for a while, there are some chinese jobs in about my current price range (cheap).
There's probably some American motors in your price range, just not new? Aux's get stuff all use?
yeah I think I should probably just wait for something decent used to come up rather than rush into questionable chinese motors, just sort of checking to see if the questionable chinese motors are actually a secret bargain that works wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
I have one of these and its been a brilliant little motor, used it as an auxillary on 16ft boat for a while and have used it quite a few times on a 10ft tinny to cruise across Loch Katrine and Lake Sumner for hunting trips and a bit of fishing. Its never let me down so far. Only annoying thing about it is its direct drive so start and go!
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I have owned a 9.9hp Sail branded one.Had it in a 3.4m inflateable. Was reasonably reliable only issues I had were little things like broken plastic linkages for the choke etc. But as it was a copy of a yamaha a trip to the local dealer and replacement Yamaha parts fitted.
Owned for a couple of years and used in salt and fresh water.
Dont know if I would trust it well enough in open water bit it never let me down.
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2nd hand mercury would be my pick...but its catch 22 cheap n new could be better than older and stuffed...buy from a dealer and you have SOME comeback if it turns to crap.
The Chinese can land stuff on the dark side of the moon, and the Yanks haven't done that yet. Their stuff is on the improve. Their side by sides and quads are ok (personal experience). They make a lot of good optics now. I would buy one of their outboards if price was the main factor.
I have a Parson 3.6hp
My neighbor has the 5.8 and also a 3.6 - same as mine
Great little motors and apparently any parts needed are Yamaha parts
You reckon they (Yanks) been on the sunny side ????Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
That should fire up a debate or two :mouse::fighting:
I have a Chinese Brigs and Stratton copy on my tow mower. V twin 26hp. Its twice the motor the Brigs was (replaced because it cracked the block:angry:). Starts easier, runs smother, has more power burns no oil and less fuel and cost a lot less than genuine Briggs replacement. Its been cutting grass, gorse and scrub for a couple of years now. Im a believer.
Bit bigger than I'm after sorryQuote:
Originally Posted by berg243
Well I picked up a "3hp" air-cooled chinese 2-stroke outboard for $240. Will see how it goes pushing a 2.3m inflatable around. Weed whacker motor type operation.
Will it outrun a large white shark set on putting her teeth into your inflatable, that's the only question really.
He had a 9mm for such times though....Quote:
Originally Posted by jakewire
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I have one of the little weed wacker Chinese motors on my duck skiff. I've had it about 3yrs and it has been pretty reliable, it did get a crack in the fuel line but about a dollars worth of fuel line at the hardware store get it back in shape. I run it quite a bit as our season is 107 days and I'm retired.
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I had a 3hp Evenrude/Johnson water cooled two cylinder on it but it was too much motor. The 3hp works very well on my square stern canoe for freighting large numbers of decoys through a little bit of water.
My old hunting partner has a little 2hp Honda on his 14 foot skiff that moves it along very nicely, leaves my rig in the dust so to speak.
Sweet :)
I've got an 18V Makita weedeater that I was thinking of doing the same thing with. I want to mount it on the front of a 12 foot tinny so I can run a net off the back. A mate is trying to convince me to make a well about 1/3 back from the front and run a motor in the hole.
I have to agree with berg243. I run a little 30 lb thrust Minkota on my fishing boat, they are under $100 dollars here in the states. I can fish most of the day on one charged battery. I just bought a rear mount and you can take the bolts out and spin the lower unit(motor) and change the direction so it works on the front. My boat is a 12 ft Jon boat that I fish, archery fish and duck hunt big water out of. I also in the past shortened the shaft on one, cut off the end of the shaft and re-drill mounting holes, cut out a section of wire and re-connect with crimp connection and coat with liquid insulation and tape.
Between the battery 12v deep cycle and the motor itself it was much heavier than the little weed-wacker and I had to take the battery and motor off every time I had to load it.
Holy shit is that the new price?Quote:
Originally Posted by gimp
It is a post hole borer with a leg on it. Great idea. I used one at Christmas, my uncle had one on a dinghy. Gutless, but it seemed solid.
My post hole borer goes well.
@gimp, any feedback on the outboard?
I'd be keen on some feedback as I am looking at something like this to mount on a kayak. Where did you buy from?
I got it from some outfit on trademe. It goes really well but it's bloody loud. Moves me and my 2.3m Zodiac around flat water at about 8k's an hour and drinks less than 1L of 2 stroke per hour.
Sling up a pic of it pretty please?Quote:
Originally Posted by gimp
Best Ive got
https://i.imgur.com/JSrLBar.jpg
Is that Hauroko?Quote:
Originally Posted by gimp
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