Kiwifish 30 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 What outboard have you managed to shoe horn into the well? My 8hp Yamaha 2 stroke is being a naughty boy, looking at options. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,211 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 If you can live with a 2 stroke, the merc 15 is the lightest on the market, iirc. There are two models, the tohatsu merc, and the real merc. The real one has the gear shift combined into the twist grip throttle. It weighs about 32kg, again iirc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 249 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Race boat or just a toy? If weight is an issue then 2 stroke, we had a 9.9 high thrust 4 stroke on slipstream (GBE) bigger prop, more push, more frugal on juice. But heavier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kiwifish 30 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Cool looks like a range, It’s no race boat so not looking to peel the stickers off to save half of a gram. A 4 stroke 9.9 high thrust with a big low pitch prop sounds perfect except maybe $$$. A 2 stroke would be fine and probably also a 9.9hp. It’s a remote connection for throttle and shift only. I’ll try get the Yammie sorted first and see if I can get a couple more seasons out of it. The controls are routed terribly as you can see. The throttle pops off the connector inside when over half revs and the gear cable is on such an angle it chooses wether it feels like engaging or not. Makes for some interesting manoeuvring in the current at the mooring surrounded by boats.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex TL systems 63 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 9.9 hi thrust will work great but probably a bit of overkill an 8 would be plenty, I may have a 9.9 yam 4 stroke available though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kiwifish 30 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 9.9 hi thrust will work great but probably a bit of overkill an 8 would be plenty, I may have a 9.9 yam 4 stroke available though. If you do can you Pm me with details Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 143 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 I had a Yammie 9.9 4 stroke hi thrust in my GBE, was the gucci one with power tilt and start from a remote in the cockpit. For cruising and short handed stuff it was absolute gold. Had the prop where the exhust vented in the opposite direction when in reverse, so had loads of bite, and you could stop the boat on a sixpence. (You could also just about throw people off their feet with the amount of grip the prop had from a standing start Max speed (about 7kts) was no different really to an 8hp 2stroke, but you could motor directly into 30+ kts at 5kt of breeze with no problems at about half throttle. (Fully throttle had us jumping out of the chop so had to back off a bit) Yes it weighed 209KG more than the two stroke, but for ease of use and the knowlege that it would cope with anything for a cruising boat I think its worth it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 9.9 hi thrust will work great but probably a bit of overkill an 8 would be plenty, I may have a 9.9 yam 4 stroke available though. 8 is not plenty if you want ti motor into a good breeze. Having had a 9.9 4 stroke and an 8hp 2 stroke on 2 different GBEs, for anything other than racing ,I'd want the 9.9 4 stroke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregW 28 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 How do the tohatsu's rate? They seem very popular overseas but don't see many around here. The 9.9hp 2 stoke seem good value and I understand are lightest in their class. They also come in a 25" leg version which would benefit some boats. If/when I replace my Yamaha I would be very tempted to try a tohatsu unless I hear some bad stories between now and then I now have a Tohatsu 9.8 XL on the tri. Big improvement on the old 5hp Merc LS, but more thirsty as you would expect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samin 0 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1489972768&ed=true Im selling my 2006 8hp Yamaha if anyone needs one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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