Thread: what size aux outboard?

I'm still a believer in an aux motor , as a well maintained motor can still fuck out from failed $5 switch / relay or whatever . Yes I agree 30 miles off shore not going to get you home . But when it turns ugly at least it may face you in the direction of oncoming waves . And inshore keep you off the rocks , my 4 hp does and has .

Good radio is your aux

Originally Posted by Toby

I think some helicopters do have a back up motor. Pretty sure that's what they were saying on that heli rescue program over in England

Back up at the Hanger?

Originally Posted by Munsey

I'm still a believer in an aux motor , as a well maintained motor can still fuck out from failed $5 switch / relay or whatever . Yes I agree 30 miles off shore not going to get you home . But when it turns ugly at least it may face you in the direction of oncoming waves . And inshore keep you off the rocks , my 4 hp does and has .

Agree with you Munsey, if you out at sea or on a lake you need back up, next best option is a sea anchor, it a bastard when you near the rocks and some thing goes wrong, I fish hard up against the cliffs in Taupo and Rotoiti, when u need to go u need to go.

Another point to note is if using as a auxiliary is to run a low pitch prop to unload the motor and let it rev up to its power range .

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I just run twin 60hp mariners on my 18ft cat, heaps of grunt and if one fails i can still get up on the plane with only 1 motor.
Yep, more maintenance but if you using it for trolling you only run one at a time so put half the hours on them.
Half the worry, i know they will get me home!

Row row row ya boat gentle down the stream, merily merily merily merily life is but a dream

only trouble with twins is if you have fuel problem(and that's most likely of all problems)
you still have no motor.

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My motors are fed separately from 4 x 25l tote tanks, run 2 at a time, has capacity for 6!

How do 2 strokes handle idling for a couple of hours while fishing? Or is it best to turn them off

Originally Posted by Toby

I think some helicopters do have a back up motor. Pretty sure that's what they were saying on that heli rescue program over in England

The rescue helicopters are required to be twin engined.

I believe they are twin engine so they don't crash onto hospital roofs if engine fail .

Originally Posted by Spudattack

My motors are fed separately from 4 x 25l tote tanks, run 2 at a time, has capacity for 6!

Out of interest do your motors props spin opposite ? .

Originally Posted by silentscope

How do 2 strokes handle idling for a couple of hours while fishing? Or is it best to turn them off

turn them off
they stink

Originally Posted by Munsey

Out of interest do your motors props spin opposite ? .

No, both the same way, they also run off separate batteries that can be bridged to start either motor, and failing that i can take off the cover and pull start them if both batteries die.
The hulls are filled with 1 litre bottles and are sealed units in 3 compartments either side so no bilge but can't take on enough water to sink if you get a crack in one.
Built for beach launching it has a wet deck and low sides so even if a wave breaks over the boat it can't hold enough water to sink it and the water will drain off.

She is pretty safe and stable!