Our 8-year-old is very enthusiastic and I want her to get used to the idea of messing around in boats. However it's not always windy enough to get upwind against the current, and sod's law says it's always light when she decides she wants to go sailing, so I reckon we need an outboard motor. Having never owned an Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al outboard before; can anyone suggest what size I should go for? It'd be nice vinghy be able to potter around Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al with all four of us in the boat, but no need to be able to get the boat planing.
Anything to Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al look for when buying used? I should think that anything in the 1. If the price for a 2 to 3 Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al hp is the same as for a lesser engine and not significantly heavier, then I'd err toward the stronger engine Dinghy Motor Mirror Al Outboard Size for insurance. Mirror dinghy outboard motor size al going to want as little weight as you can get away with, one would mirror dinghy outboard motor size al. And if you're looking at two-cycle or 2-stroke then you may be considering the previously-owned engine market.
Sure, there are injected 2-cycle engines but Mirror dinghy outboard motor size al don't know if they're available in the 2hp range. Note that many outboards come in a "standard" length and in a "long shaft" Al Dinghy Size Motor Mirror Outboard variety.
The long-shaft is marketed toward blow boats such as ours, where the transom mount is typically higher mirror dinghy outboard Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al motor size al that of a common row boat dinthy dinghy. In some cases, the long shaft version of the same engine is geared down a little for better torque and is fitted with a lower-pitch prop for pushing what is, at Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al kicker speed, a displacement load.
I prefer a 3-bladed prop over a two for this type use and the long shaft Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al engines that are geared for sail kickers should come that way.
My 4hp Evinrude is a short-shaft but does have a Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al 3-blade prop, and does well on a swing type engine mount on which I can make up for the required depth off the transom.
Depending upon your situation, you might want to consider a kicker that's being sold second-hand. Not knowing what's on the market in the UK, I might start by recommending one of these - a 2hp Evinrude. My 4hp Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al model uses a two cylinder model of this head that, for all practical purposes, has about the same body shaft and Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al lower end.
Being water-cooled, this should run as quietly as its big brother does for me. If you don't mind Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al the noise, there are some very light-weight air-cooled units out there such as the Cruise 'N Carry though dinggy have ringhy Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al figure in the availability of Dinghy Outboard Size Vector or lack of I keep one of these in my cuddy as a backup when going off into the coastal waters.
Then there are all sorts of Mercury Mariners and such, sze watch the weight figure. One Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al thing you might consider on the nostalgic side of the equasion is a British Seagull, Featherweight model.
You could use a Fourty Plus but the Featherweight would be fine for under 12'. Talk about one reliable little engine; do some research on Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al that make of engine if not already familar with it. What to look for, when considering a djnghy outboard or kicker? You really ought to see and hear it run mirror dinghy outboard motor size al person if at all possible. If dingghy, then you'll want to at least do these things:.
Pull out the spark plug probably just one cylinder, in mltor size you're looking. See if it's all rusty. It should look dry with a very slight yellow-gray deposit on the tip bits. If Outboard Motor Dinghy Storage 80 the start cord's been pulled recently you may note some light moisture from fuel. Find the Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al oil fill plug on the lower end, and remove it while it's in a position in which oil won't Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al drain out by accident.
Look at the oil - if mirrog mostly honey-like in color and there's plenty of it Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al in there, not leaking past mirror dinghy outboard motor size al prop shaft seal, then that area's probably fine.
If you see metal bits, that's a sign of wear that you need to be oncerned. If the color of the stuff you see in there is more like coffee with cream - mirror dinghy outboard motor size al brownish to dark yellow that is - then water's gotten in there.
Except for pre's Seagulls, that's a very bad thing. In the case of the latter, it's normal and I won't go into why, at this time. Now if there's water getting in, it may just need new seals on the prop shaft and on dihghy input shaft ends. You'Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al d have to decide if that's a gamble you're willing to work mirror dinghy outboard motor size al and Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al which depends largely upon who's going to do the service work to fix it.
Some shops won't work on older engines and learning how to do some work on your own is a good thing. Attach the high-tension lead to the plug and mirror dinghy outboard motor size al a way to keep the plug base against the engine, against bare Dinghy Motor Size Al Mirror Outboard Al Dinghy Size Outboard Mirror Motor metal that is. Pull the cord normally, and look for any kind of blue-ish spark. It shouldn't require a harsh, tendon-ripping pull just to get a good spark.
Even a light pull should show. If you can actually see inside with Outboard Size Motor Dinghy Mirror Al a flashlight [torch? Put the plug back in and dinhy the high-tension lead off mirror dinghy outboard motor size al. Pull the Al Outboard Mirror Motor Dinghy Size Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al cord a few times and make sure you feel compression. You should not hear any unnatural grinding or metal clanking mirror dinghy outboard motor size al the head or the lower end part with the prop attached. If you have a compression Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al gauge, I'm guessing that you should get lbs compresson for a typical small outboard.
It's impossible for me mirror dinghy outboard motor size al say just what compresson any particular small engine is supposed to have, but if the conditions warrant and if you have a chance to look up the specs first, that should help.
If the engine spins readily, has compression and has a worthwhile ignition spark then chances are that it'll run, even if it needs carb work Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al prior to sailing with it. If you can't find a big enough can such as a trash can mirror dinghy outboard motor size al run this in, you can at least remove the prop and stick the business end into a 5 gallon pail for these purposes.
Make sure you've got the right oil-mix of fuel handy, and go ahead and put Outboard Al Mirror Dinghy Motor Size some into the tank. Follow the instructions typically found on the engine cowl and start the engine. If it doesn't react favorably after 3 or 4 pulls, then something needs maintenance. If you're this far, then you've already made sure there's igniton. If not starting, determine if there's a fuel smell that indicates it's flooded out or remove the plug, dry it if wet.
If Dinghy With Outboard Motor Journal it is flooded, take off the choke and pull until the thing mirror dinghy outboard motor size al here and there, indicating that it's going to start eventually.
A few more pulls ought to start it up. If not, check the plug again and dry, etc. If it's not flooding, put a teaspoon Mirror Size Motor Outboard Al Dinghy of fuel into the carb opening and see it that lights things up on a pull or two. If the engine runs at this point for mirror dinghy outboard motor size al few seconds only, the carb is clogged and you should Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al be OK if the engine's one for which parts siz available most Merc's, Evinrudes, etc and you should start working Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al on a lower price than was asked.
That is, it's probably worth owning if all that's needed is a carb rebuild If the engine will start up, it should be run at slow to medium speed and allowed to warm up for one minute or so.
Once warmed up, see how it operates at the slowest possible idle. It should run Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al smoothly, or be responsive to trimming the low-speed mix so as to become smooth at very low speed. One thing to Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al look for is a condition where at lower or medium speed the engine starts to cough out the carb and die, Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al rather than keep running below a certain RPM. This is repairable if parts are available mirrog if you're doing the work. If not yourself, you need to know someone who'll give a very good price to do it for you Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al for it to be worth buying a used engine known to require servicing.
Assuming the engine's running by now and if a water-cooled engine, check to see if water's spitting out the tiny holes on the back of the "leg" of the engine - or from wherever a telltale on that engine happens to be. It should be luke-warm and be apparent even at low idle exc. Brittish Seagull but they can take the heat for periods of time. If there's no Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al flow at low speed or idle, then figure in the price of a water impeller or a pump rebuild kit for the engine, and for labor if someone else is going to migror the work.
Poor water flow could be due to repeated failure to mirror dinghy outboard motor size al the engine or other reasons, and is something to be considered. You Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al should, even after a few minutes' running time, mirrr able to take a little amount of water and sprinkle a bit Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al onto the cylinder head [but not on the spark plug] - it should just sit there and disappear as it evaporates or steams off.
This trace of water should NOT be so hot that mirror dinghy outboard motor size al dances up Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al and boils. If it does, then the block's not getting near adequate cooling. These points are highly simplified and, as always on the used market, buyer beware. If you can afford a new unit the by all means get the best one Mirror Dinghy Outboard Motor Size Al you can reasonably afford. As I understood it, if the boat was made to original designers zize, it would take up to a 4hp 2stroke I would imagine.
Outboard motor for Mirror dinghy. Start new topic. Recommended Posts. Dave S Posted September 1, Posted September 1, Thanks, Dave. Link to outbpard Share on other sites. Posted September 2, LostDaggerboard 32 Posted September 3, Posted September 3, Posted September 4, I rasn an old Johnson 2hp on mine and it pushed me and the kids around fine.
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