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dos ballenas · 06-26-2009, 12:17 PM

Very nice skiffs!!!

Where does he get such wonderful toys?

punchjamesarnol · 06-26-2009, 04:26 PM

Hey Jim, Looks to me like you do fine quality work. Keep us updated with the project! I'd like to see it in progress. Double thumbs up!

steamroll · 06-26-2009, 06:04 PM

You'll shoot your eye out

Fiskadoro · 06-28-2009, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by steamroll

You'll shoot your eye out

Too Funny....

zenspearo · 06-28-2009, 02:07 PM

Jim,

You will be disappointed with the honda 2hp. I have one and it's a pain to transport/deal with. It leaks almost every time I need to lay it down. And it's air-cooled--much louder than you would expect for a 4-stroker.

My recommendation is go with a Nissan/Tohatsu 3.5hp 2-stroke. About 22lbs, and very reliable. I have one too--and I much prefer it over the Honda. It's much easier to store (no oil to spill) and much more reliable (surprisingly).

They do sip gas, both of them.

THE DARKHORSE · 06-28-2009, 02:32 PM

What's your E.T.A. on the finished product? Maybe we could buddy boat for some local tuna...my legs never run out of gas

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Law Hand · 06-28-2009, 02:54 PM

VERY NICE WORK!

Fiskadoro · 06-28-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by THE DARKHORSE

What's your E.T.A. on the finished product? Maybe we could buddy boat for some local tuna...my legs never run out of gas

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I want to be done before the tuna get on the 302 bank, can you do thirty miles?

Billy V · 06-28-2009, 10:21 PM

Jim,

I have the 6 HP Nissan/Tohatsu for my porta-bote, it is a very economical motor that will give you some reserve power if needed.

The weight is 55 lbs and it can be transported on its side without leaking.

I'm sure you would have the fastest kayak in Cali.

payaso del mar · 06-30-2009, 01:56 PM

also own a 2hp honda for sevl years and concur with Joe somewhat. the thing is noisy as hell....i worry about waking up the cruisers sleeping on sailboats in the marina when i come in at night! it's louder just off idle than my 8hp Rude is at 3/4 throttle. i can only imagine what it would sound like with that nice aluminum resonance chamber you're building.... beautiful fabrication work, BTW!

the leakage of oil can be avoided by being careful to never set it down on wrong side, as with most 4 stroke motors. but you'll never get the gas cap & vent opening sealed well enough to keep gas in (MR Honda lies when he says you can), so plan on draining it when you shut it down, or monitor your fuel so you nearly run it dry when you come in.

aside from the noise, great motor. one guy on Trailer Sailors shoved his MacGregor 26 sailboat at 5 knots with one; it will get maybe 7 (statute) mph on the 12' portabote per my GPS. it might be a little underpowered to battle wind on the open ocean. fact that it's 100% air cooled (unlike the "air cooled" outboards of yore, which often still used a water pump to cool exhaust leg) means it's a great flats and shallow water motor since it cannot suck silt, not that this would help for your application.

bottom line based on what i've learned about the 2hp is i like the 4 stroke and the honda aspects (it's a CT50 trailbike motor with a prop!) but i might go for something a tiny bit larger and water cooled if i had to do it again.........

06-26-2009, 12:17 PM	#1
dos ballenas Vampyroteuthis infernalis Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 585	Very nice skiffs!!! Where does he get such wonderful toys? __________________ ____________________________________________

06-26-2009, 06:04 PM	#3
steamroll Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 385	You'll shoot your eye out __________________

06-28-2009, 02:07 PM	#5
zenspearo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 167	Jim, You will be disappointed with the honda 2hp. I have one and it's a pain to transport/deal with. It leaks almost every time I need to lay it down. And it's air-cooled--much louder than you would expect for a 4-stroker. My recommendation is go with a Nissan/Tohatsu 3.5hp 2-stroke. About 22lbs, and very reliable. I have one too--and I much prefer it over the Honda. It's much easier to store (no oil to spill) and much more reliable (surprisingly). They do sip gas, both of them. __________________ A spearo, but we are in this MLPA mess together

06-28-2009, 02:32 PM	#6
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	Looks sick, Jim! What's your E.T.A. on the finished product? Maybe we could buddy boat for some local tuna...my legs never run out of gas . __________________

06-30-2009, 01:56 PM	#10
payaso del mar Junior Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6	more on the Honda 2hp also own a 2hp honda for sevl years and concur with Joe somewhat. the thing is noisy as hell....i worry about waking up the cruisers sleeping on sailboats in the marina when i come in at night! it's louder just off idle than my 8hp Rude is at 3/4 throttle. i can only imagine what it would sound like with that nice aluminum resonance chamber you're building.... beautiful fabrication work, BTW! the leakage of oil can be avoided by being careful to never set it down on wrong side, as with most 4 stroke motors. but you'll never get the gas cap & vent opening sealed well enough to keep gas in (MR Honda lies when he says you can), so plan on draining it when you shut it down, or monitor your fuel so you nearly run it dry when you come in. aside from the noise, great motor. one guy on Trailer Sailors shoved his MacGregor 26 sailboat at 5 knots with one; it will get maybe 7 (statute) mph on the 12' portabote per my GPS. it might be a little underpowered to battle wind on the open ocean. fact that it's 100% air cooled (unlike the "air cooled" outboards of yore, which often still used a water pump to cool exhaust leg) means it's a great flats and shallow water motor since it cannot suck silt, not that this would help for your application. bottom line based on what i've learned about the 2hp is i like the 4 stroke and the honda aspects (it's a CT50 trailbike motor with a prop!) but i might go for something a tiny bit larger and water cooled if i had to do it again.........

06-26-2009, 04:26 PM	#2
punchjamesarnol Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Santuckee Posts: 33	Hey Jim, Looks to me like you do fine quality work. Keep us updated with the project! I'd like to see it in progress. Double thumbs up!

06-28-2009, 02:54 PM	#7
Law Hand Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 33	VERY NICE WORK!

06-28-2009, 10:21 PM	#9
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Jim, I have the 6 HP Nissan/Tohatsu for my porta-bote, it is a very economical motor that will give you some reserve power if needed. The weight is 55 lbs and it can be transported on its side without leaking. I'm sure you would have the fastest kayak in Cali.