Re: Outboard rant, contrarian view
--- In bolger@y..., richard@s... wrote:
years ago they were generally what was left of dealer stock and not
many dealers. By the way I was most happy to get rid of that engine.
It was a pain in the neck to start and would take your arm off if
you were not careful. I am now happy to have a reverse gear. At
present I have a Nissan 5hp 4cycle, Yamaha 4hp 2 cycle and Honda 25hp
4 cycle all fairly new. All start reliably. The Yamaha and Nissan are
both roughly $1000; the Nissan from BoatUS on sale most of the time
and the Yamaha on sale locally here in northern Michigan. I prefer 4
cycle for relative quietness and better idling. The Honda can idle all
day. An Evinrude 8 2 cycle I had on a previous sailboat would not idle
but perhaps it was that particular engines wont.
Bob Chamberland
> Or, the $175 would almost buy a new Cruise-N-Carry, which IIs CruiseNCarry back in business? When I was looking for parts a few
> understand is the same thing as the Sears Gamefisher.
years ago they were generally what was left of dealer stock and not
many dealers. By the way I was most happy to get rid of that engine.
It was a pain in the neck to start and would take your arm off if
you were not careful. I am now happy to have a reverse gear. At
present I have a Nissan 5hp 4cycle, Yamaha 4hp 2 cycle and Honda 25hp
4 cycle all fairly new. All start reliably. The Yamaha and Nissan are
both roughly $1000; the Nissan from BoatUS on sale most of the time
and the Yamaha on sale locally here in northern Michigan. I prefer 4
cycle for relative quietness and better idling. The Honda can idle all
day. An Evinrude 8 2 cycle I had on a previous sailboat would not idle
but perhaps it was that particular engines wont.
Bob Chamberland
Maybe so, but by the time I spend the $75 to buy it, and $100 to ship
it, I'm almost half way to a new Tanaka or Tohatsu of the same HP.
Or, the $175 would almost buy a new Cruise-N-Carry, which I
understand is the same thing as the Sears Gamefisher.
it, I'm almost half way to a new Tanaka or Tohatsu of the same HP.
Or, the $175 would almost buy a new Cruise-N-Carry, which I
understand is the same thing as the Sears Gamefisher.
--- In bolger@y..., StepHydro@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 08/08/2001 2:<BR22:<BR07 PM
> Eastern Daylight , richard@s... writes:> There is a
> > 5hp Elgin on ebay right now for $75, but it's 50 years old...
>
> Age is irrelevant. If it is in good condition, it will give long
and reliable
> service. American outboards before 1970 or so were nearly
agricultural in
> their design :-) It is fairly easy to find a parts engine for such
as that
> Elgin, and coils, points, etc. are easy to source for most of them.
Finally,
> if it is in good condition, $75 is a bargain. OTH, I bought a '54
Johnson 5.5
> for $55 a few years back and ended up putting another $125 in it.
Now I have
> a really fine, great running engine for which I wouldn't take $350.
>
> Don't buy it if you aren't a tinkerer. It may take a bit of that to
get it in
> proper nick.
>
> Cheers/Carron
In a message dated 08/08/2001 2:<BR22:<BR07 PM
Eastern Daylight ,richard@...writes:> There is a
service. American outboards before 1970 or so were nearly agricultural in
their design :-) It is fairly easy to find a parts engine for such as that
Elgin, and coils, points, etc. are easy to source for most of them. Finally,
if it is in good condition, $75 is a bargain. OTH, I bought a '54 Johnson 5.5
for $55 a few years back and ended up putting another $125 in it. Now I have
a really fine, great running engine for which I wouldn't take $350.
Don't buy it if you aren't a tinkerer. It may take a bit of that to get it in
proper nick.
Cheers/Carron
Eastern Daylight ,richard@...writes:> There is a
> 5hp Elgin on ebay right now for $75, but it's 50 years old...Age is irrelevant. If it is in good condition, it will give long and reliable
service. American outboards before 1970 or so were nearly agricultural in
their design :-) It is fairly easy to find a parts engine for such as that
Elgin, and coils, points, etc. are easy to source for most of them. Finally,
if it is in good condition, $75 is a bargain. OTH, I bought a '54 Johnson 5.5
for $55 a few years back and ended up putting another $125 in it. Now I have
a really fine, great running engine for which I wouldn't take $350.
Don't buy it if you aren't a tinkerer. It may take a bit of that to get it in
proper nick.
Cheers/Carron