JayCbee
Member
Couple of stupid questions (where else do you learn other than forums and youtube!) -
I have a reconditioned Mariner 50 bhp 2 stroke for our 16 ft craft. Picked it up and the outboard place told the wife to put 500ml of quality oil into a 22l tank. We are novices but isnt the ratio 50-1 so it would be 440ml ? Or are we over thinking it and its OK to be a little over or a little under and its just a rough guide.
I was just going to use the 50-1 ratio depending on how much petrol we put in - So 10l = 200ml oil? , 20l = 400ml oil etc.
Also
She was told to not leave petrol in the outboard if not using quite a bit - at the moment its going to be running 2x a week at least so not a concern. Obvious question but I assume you simply disconnect the tank and let the outboard run out of petrol and thats the way to do that? Also when not in the boat should you disconnect the tank - is that best practice?
Be gentle with your replies!
I have a separate Depth Transponder question which Ill post separately
Apart from that the two novices finally launched yesterday at Conwy Marina after a very stressful day!
I have a reconditioned Mariner 50 bhp 2 stroke for our 16 ft craft. Picked it up and the outboard place told the wife to put 500ml of quality oil into a 22l tank. We are novices but isnt the ratio 50-1 so it would be 440ml ? Or are we over thinking it and its OK to be a little over or a little under and its just a rough guide.
I was just going to use the 50-1 ratio depending on how much petrol we put in - So 10l = 200ml oil? , 20l = 400ml oil etc.
Also
She was told to not leave petrol in the outboard if not using quite a bit - at the moment its going to be running 2x a week at least so not a concern. Obvious question but I assume you simply disconnect the tank and let the outboard run out of petrol and thats the way to do that? Also when not in the boat should you disconnect the tank - is that best practice?
Be gentle with your replies!
I have a separate Depth Transponder question which Ill post separately
Apart from that the two novices finally launched yesterday at Conwy Marina after a very stressful day!