http://oceanlines.biz/2010/08/take-the-poll-whats-the-ideal-tender-outboard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=take-the-poll-whats-the-ideal-tender-outboard Powerboat Cruising Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://oceanlines.biz/2010/08/take-the-poll-whats-the-ideal-tender-outboard/comment-page-1/#comment-4187 Mel Kaluzny Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:57:01 +0000 http://oceanlines.biz/?p=4446#comment-4187 Like Everything in life, the answer is it depends. If you have to hump the engine onto the dinghy like I do, a small two stoke is the answer (but getting hard to find). Mine can be steered and throttled from the handle, but there is a neutral and a spin around reverse. I had a 4HP Yamaha, 4 stroke. It was heavy and never started and did I say noisy? So much for technology. Like Everything in life, the answer is it depends. If you have to hump the engine onto the dinghy like I do, a small two stoke is the answer (but getting hard to find). Mine can be steered and throttled from the handle, but there is a neutral and a spin around reverse. I had a 4HP Yamaha, 4 stroke. It was heavy and never started and did I say noisy? So much for technology.

]]> http://oceanlines.biz/2010/08/take-the-poll-whats-the-ideal-tender-outboard/comment-page-1/#comment-4114 Editor Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:03:30 +0000 http://oceanlines.biz/?p=4446#comment-4114 John, unfortunately , I think your experience is probably typical for motors in that size class. And of course, because it's a 2-stroke, you're mixing gas and oil as well. While not inexpensive by any stretch, you might want to look at the electric outboards produced by <a href="http://torqeedo.com" rel="nofollow">Torqeedo</a>. They're powerful for their size, have good range (as long as you're not cruising with your dinghy) and you fuel them by plugging them in when you're back at the boat or dock. John, unfortunately , I think your experience is probably typical for motors in that size class. And of course, because it’s a 2-stroke, you’re mixing gas and oil as well. While not inexpensive by any stretch, you might want to look at the electric outboards produced by Torqeedo. They’re powerful for their size, have good range (as long as you’re not cruising with your dinghy) and you fuel them by plugging them in when you’re back at the boat or dock.

]]> http://oceanlines.biz/2010/08/take-the-poll-whats-the-ideal-tender-outboard/comment-page-1/#comment-4113 John Urban Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:44:13 +0000 http://oceanlines.biz/?p=4446#comment-4113 Tom, the ideal tender outboard? I'm not sure, but mine must surely rank among the least ideal. It's a 2-stroke 3hp Mercury that came packaged with an inflatable. The throttle is mounted on the engine, which means you are constantly feeling around behind your back to adjust your speed. And if throttle control hasn't caused you to flip over wait until it's time for reverse, which is accomplished by spinning the motor around 180 degrees. The engine was inexpensive and it's light, but if Nader was a boater he would have left the Corvair alone and deemed this little baby "unsafe at any speed." Few owners would contest the claim. Tom, the ideal tender outboard? I’m not sure, but mine must surely rank among the least ideal. It’s a 2-stroke 3hp Mercury that came packaged with an inflatable. The throttle is mounted on the engine, which means you are constantly feeling around behind your back to adjust your speed. And if throttle control hasn’t caused you to flip over wait until it’s time for reverse, which is accomplished by spinning the motor around 180 degrees. The engine was inexpensive and it’s light, but if Nader was a boater he would have left the Corvair alone and deemed this little baby “unsafe at any speed.” Few owners would contest the claim.

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