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mrs tcm has kindly organised a new RIB, 10.5 feet long and aluminium base which only weighs about 55kilos all in, in bright orange, special order from AB. It's rated at 25horsepower, so obviously it'll be good for loads more. Although it does say "don't put too much horsepower" on the info, but that's likely becos Budget Marine is a slightly american site. It doesn't say "yes, we mean it esp and specifically tcm", for example.
Son#2 suggested an airline engine but that's a bit ridiculous, and would melt the rubber, so being relatively more sensible, i reckon that 30 or praps 40 would be about okay in a sort of ooer aarg sort of way.
So does anyone know what is the very lightest new 30horsepower motor I can buy? It needs to be shortshaft, WITH an extension handle otherwise it might tip single person out over the back. Although you can sort of shuffle up/down the boat as it gets on the plane. Or 40hp, if it has better power to weight ratio, or maybe 50 hp bearing mind i stuck 15on the back of a dinghy rated at 8 and it was fine, but that's the absolute limiit really. I quite like two strokes cos they scream properly, like a real outboard should, whereas a 30hp 4-stroke is gonna feel like a weak car engine and nowhere near loud enough, and much heavier in a motorbike-grand-prix-losing way. I think 50kilos outright weight is quoted maximum. But there again, if a fat american got in, the 50kilos would be irrelvant, so treat the 50kilos as a guide, ish. It's gotta have just string start, no lectrics.
Son#2 suggested an airline engine but that's a bit ridiculous, and would melt the rubber, so being relatively more sensible, i reckon that 30 or praps 40 would be about okay in a sort of ooer aarg sort of way.
So does anyone know what is the very lightest new 30horsepower motor I can buy? It needs to be shortshaft, WITH an extension handle otherwise it might tip single person out over the back. Although you can sort of shuffle up/down the boat as it gets on the plane. Or 40hp, if it has better power to weight ratio, or maybe 50 hp bearing mind i stuck 15on the back of a dinghy rated at 8 and it was fine, but that's the absolute limiit really. I quite like two strokes cos they scream properly, like a real outboard should, whereas a 30hp 4-stroke is gonna feel like a weak car engine and nowhere near loud enough, and much heavier in a motorbike-grand-prix-losing way. I think 50kilos outright weight is quoted maximum. But there again, if a fat american got in, the 50kilos would be irrelvant, so treat the 50kilos as a guide, ish. It's gotta have just string start, no lectrics.
