Noisy outboard

[ash2020]

I have a little Honda 4 stroke 2.3HP which pushes my inflatable along nicely. Trouble is, it is soooo noisy! It sounds like a petrol engine with no silencer (which I suppose it is). Is this normal? Maybe its because it is air cooled. Does anyone else have this motor and is it the same?

 

[Boathook]

I have a little Honda 4 stroke 2.3HP which pushes my inflatable along nicely. Trouble is, it is soooo noisy! It sounds like a petrol engine with no silencer (which I suppose it is). Is this normal? Maybe its because it is air cooled. Does anyone else have this motor and is it the same?

I don’t have one but I think that they are all like that, the air cooled Honda's. Water cooling does seem to deaden the engine noise.

Go electric and the wash the dinghy creates then becomes noisy. I wasn't warned about that !

 

[davidej]

Yes I do and yes it does.

 

[ash2020]

I don’t have one but I think that they are all like that, the air cooled Honda's. Water cooling does seem to deaden the engine noise.

Go electric and the wash the dinghy creates then becomes noisy. I wasn't warned about that !

Wish I had that sort of budget!

 

[ash2020]

Yes I do and yes it does.

Thanks. I was hoping there was a silencer that had failed!

 

[john_morris_uk]

Daughter has a Tohatsu 6 hp on her little Pandora yacht. It’s a four stroke and also REALLY noisy. Compare that to the 9.8 hp Tohatsu two-stroke we have on our tender which purrs along and is a pleasure to use.

 

[Boathook]

Wish I had that sort of budget!

I had got fed up with constantly stripping the carbs on the 2 strokes due to little use each year and hated the extra weight a 4 stroke had. It eventually became a no trainer so I treated the purchase like a late retirement present to myself !

 

[ash2020]

Daughter has a Tohatsu 6 hp on her little Pandora yacht. It’s a four stroke and also REALLY noisy. Compare that to the 9.8 hp Tohatsu two-stroke we have on our tender which purrs along and is a pleasure to use.

I have the same 6HP Tohatsu on my Hunter but this Honda is twice the volume!

 

[john_morris_uk]

I have the same 6HP Tohatsu on my Hunter but this Honda is twice the volume!

Ouch. I’d be reaching for my noise cancelling headphones.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

The 2hp Hondas are either loved or hated on theses forums.

I have the Honda and fall in the neutral category. If you are not in a hurry, running it at low revs makes all the difference and gives unbelievable mpg.

 

[Bouba]

Yes, definitely the air cooling that makes it noisy….but it is the air cooling that gives it it’s best features

 

[ash2020]

The 2hp Hondas are either loved or hated on theses forums.

I have the Honda and fall in the neutral category. If you are not in a hurry, running it at low revs makes all the difference and gives unbelievable mpg.

I guess that's it. Just slow down.

 

[ash2020]

Yes, definitely the air cooling that makes it noisy….but it is the air cooling that gives it it’s best features

Yes, but when you're on the water, there's no shortage of water and water's great for cooling engines!

 

[Bouba]

Yes, but when you're on the water, there's no shortage of water and water's great for cooling engines!

The problem is that a dingy starts from the beach...picture the scene, you push the boat into the water while the surf is trying to put you back on the beach....you get the depth to put the leg down and start the engine...the time you’ve pulled the cord the dingy has spun round and you are on the sand....again and again. But wait, you have a Honda 2.3.... with the dingy on the beach and fully raised you start the engine....then push the boat out to sea, shove the leg down twist the throttle and you are away...