Any recent experience of 5hp Parsun outboard

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I currently have a 2.5 Suzuki 4stroke on a 2.4 Seago Which I find a bit slow!

A round trip from wareham to brownsea island against the tide both way was rather slow but the Suzuki ran extremely well (about 5 hrs with 4/5 refuel)

I am looking for a new reliable 5hp lightweight outboard preferably with external tank Any suggestion?
 
Smallboat said:
Hi
I currently have a 2.5 Suzuki 4stroke on a 2.4 Seago Which I find a bit slow!

A round trip from wareham to brownsea island against the tide both way was rather slow but the Suzuki ran extremely well (about 5 hrs with 4/5 refuel)

I am looking for a new reliable 5hp lightweight outboard preferably with external tank Any suggestion?
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Is the dealer local to you? If you want to keep up the warranty them you will need to return it to an authorised dealer for service, so it would be worth seeing which brands your local dealer has?
 
A number of people over here have had Parsun ... but I have noted that some have been replaced with 2nd hand 'Western' brand O/bds ....
From what I gather ... they were good when new - but reliable life was questionable.

I don't claim to have personal use experience - but noting such has turned me away from them. I'm a devoted 2str user anyway .. so 2nd hand has to be my hunting ground.
 
A 5HP!? Perhaps a 3.5hp might suit you. I have just bought a Yamaha 5HP ( £1250 but £1400 with new aux tank and fuel pipe assembly) but it is 27KG. I personally wouldn't go for a cheap Chinese engine... give yourself as much chance as possible with outboards and the associated fuel these days. I noticed this in an advert yesterday. I will be doing the same, it cuts out one significant problem anyway...
"Honda BF5D four stroke outboard motor, new in 2018, included. Note: this motor has been run, since new, on Aspen professional long life fuel so has a super clean fuel system for quick easy starts."
 
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Chum of mine has just bought one of these.
He is a serial buyer of old outboards with known respected names on the casing but with 99% dubious history , and mostly clogged sold with salt and usually only flogged when they let the original owner(s ) down on multiple occasions.
You might find that much loved ,regularly serviced ,hardly used,, freshwater only and always desalted before storage outboard stored in a humidity controlled garage.
Goog luck.
 
I have a Parsun 9.9hp outboard I bought new 11 years ago. It is an auxiliary engine and hardly used, but professionally serviced every year. It runs OK but soon after I got it the mechanic improved the electric connections (it is e/start and alternator) which were rubbish, had a carb about 5 years ago. The worst thing has been corrosion which is bad and the boat is out of the water 7/8 months of the year. I have a 2.5hp Suzuki hung off the back as well (for the seldom used dinghy) which has nearly as much corrosion as the Parsun. All in all I wish I had not been a skinflint and probably have bought a Tohatsu.
 
I spoke to a contact at a Chandlery I use about Parsun outboards. They gave up the agency because they were overwhelmed with warranty claims. I bought a second hand Yamaha 8hp with the turbine smooth twin cylinder two stroke engine. If you can find a good one that’s been looked after they are fantastic and not too heavy.
 
galeus said:
I have a Parsun 9.9hp outboard I bought new 11 years ago. It is an auxiliary engine and hardly used, but professionally serviced every year. It runs OK but soon after I got it the mechanic improved the electric connections (it is e/start and alternator) which were rubbish, had a carb about 5 years ago. The worst thing has been corrosion which is bad and the boat is out of the water 7/8 months of the year. I have a 2.5hp Suzuki hung off the back as well (for the seldom used dinghy) which has nearly as much corrosion as the Parsun. All in all I wish I had not been a skinflint and probably have bought a Tohatsu.
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Many of the small outboards are rebranded or based on Tohatsu powerheads.
 
How many people in the dinghy?
My 2.7m inflatable one up, planes very well with a 3.3 Mariner 2T but is back to displacement speed with 2 people.
I have an old Johnson 4HP twin 2T that has both internal and external tanks but is still too small to plane with 2 people.
When one up I find a tiller extension (piece of plastic tube) essential so that I can sit far enough forward to get the correct trim for planing.
 
Smallboat said:
Hi
I currently have a 2.5 Suzuki 4stroke on a 2.4 Seago Which I find a bit slow!

A round trip from wareham to brownsea island against the tide both way was rather slow but the Suzuki ran extremely well (about 5 hrs with 4/5 refuel)

I am looking for a new reliable 5hp lightweight outboard preferably with external tank Any suggestion?
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You don't say which model Seago you have, but if it has an inflatable floor then it is rated to 5hp and will plane with one person and maybe 2 light people. Otherwise they are displacement boats and will not exceed maybe 4 knots . Really never intended for the sort of trip you made. They are for popping from boat to shore with a load. If you want to cover those distances then you need to go up in size and have an inflatable keel and a bigger engine to give you real planing performance.
 
Tranona said:
If you want to cover those distances then you need to go up in size and have an inflatable keel and a bigger engine to give you real planing performance.
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Yes but, what effect does length have on speed of a powered inflatable, everything else being equal such as inflatable keel and engine size, bearing in mind larger length means more weight? Would you expect (say )a lighter 2.7 with same engine to be faster or slower than a 3m one?
 
Graham376 said:
Yes but, what effect does length have on speed of a powered inflatable, everything else being equal such as inflatable keel and engine size, bearing in mind larger length means more weight? Would you expect (say )a lighter 2.7 with same engine to be faster or slower than a 3m one?
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OP currently has a 2.4 which limits carrying capacity and ability to plane even with the maximum 5hp. Going up to a 2.7 doubles carrying capacity and a 6hp engine which is a much more capable boat for the sort of trip he made. Read the OP. I know that area extremely well - I can see it out of my bedroom window. It is approx 10 miles round trip but took him 5 hours because he went against the tide both ways, I guess either side of high water. So his 4 knots is immediately halved. Two lessons - first know your tides and don't go against with a displacement boat, and if you want to largely ignore tides get a bigger boat and engine that planes.
 
Tranona said:
OP currently has a 2.4 which limits carrying capacity and ability to plane even with the maximum 5hp. Going up to a 2.7 doubles carrying capacity and a 6hp engine which is a much more capable boat for the sort of trip he made. Read the OP. I know that area extremely well - I can see it out of my bedroom window. It is approx 10 miles round trip but took him 5 hours because he went against the tide both ways, I guess either side of high water. So his 4 knots is immediately halved. Two lessons - first know your tides and don't go against with a displacement boat, and if you want to largely ignore tides get a bigger boat and engine that planes.
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Yes, fully understand the OP's situation but I was wondering what effect length has on a planing dinghy/hull. We have a 2.9 inflatable which happily does 17/18 kts and I'm wondering whether to downsize a bit to 2.7.
 
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