Outboard Antifoul

[Fire99]

Evening All!! (In my best Policeman voice! )

My boat has a Honda BF10 10hp Outboard that lives in a well and as a result the lower part of the outboard leg is permanently submerged in the water.
The previous owner used to take it off and store it in the cabin after each use which quite frankly was a pain in the backside with a 40+kg Outboard.

Anyway, one thing I overlooked with the motor living in water was the antifoul. I lifted the motor today to see barnacle Bill and his friends stuck all over the lower part of the outboard.

So what's the norm? Should I buy something like Trilux etc and give it a paint like an outdrive leg or something else? It may sound daft but one reason i've not painted anything on is that the motor is only a couple of years old and it seems a shame to paint goo all over the nice silver paint.

I await a forum reprimand

Nik

 

[VicS]

I'd suggest an antifouling, such as Trilux, that is used for saildrive and stern drive legs. Follow the paint manufacturer's instructions.

Also be sure you inspect and renew the anodes regularly but don't antifoul over them

 

[Fire99]

I'd suggest an antifouling, such as Trilux, that is used for saildrive and stern drive legs. Follow the paint manufacturer's instructions.

Also be sure you inspect and renew the anode(s) regularly but don't antifoul over them

Thanks Vic,

Yep i've already replaced one of the anodes on its last lift. They don't seem to last all that long.
I'll see how much my backside is gonna be smacked for some Trilux.

On a side note, how hard is it to rig a tacho to the outboard to test what RPM it's running at?

 

[VicS]

There are tachos available , mostly for larger engines but I found 37250-ZW9-901 listed for smaller models from BF8.

No idea how much it would cost. Too much I expect.

An alternative possibly woud be a TinyTach The snag as I see it with these is that the battery is not replacable

 

[Fire99]

There are tachos available , mostly for larger engines but I found 37250-ZW9-901 listed for smaller models from BF8.

No idea how much it would cost. Too much I expect.

An alternative possibly woud be a TinyTach The snag as I see it with these is that the battery is not replacable

Yeah i'd wager a good few quid and far too much just to calculate prop pitch etc as a one-off.
Tiny Tach looks quite nifty depending on money..

 

[Haven't-a-Clue]

There are tachos available , mostly for larger engines but I found 37250-ZW9-901 listed for smaller models from BF8.

No idea how much it would cost. Too much I expect.

An alternative possibly woud be a TinyTach The snag as I see it with these is that the battery is not replacable

I have tinytachs on my outboards. The older ones it is true, have a limited battery life but the newer ones have flash memory I think and last a long time. Well reccommended.

 

[tillergirl]

Chum who has a Shrimper with an outboard in the well was telling me yesterday that he had been trying Seajet's propellor coating and it was pretty effective (at Mersea). I am afraid the name didn't stick but I guess there is only one that Seajet do - or I could ask him today.

 

[Fire99]

Chum who has a Shrimper with an outboard in the well was telling me yesterday that he had been trying Seajet's propellor coating and it was pretty effective (at Mersea). I am afraid the name didn't stick but I guess there is only one that Seajet do - or I could ask him today.

Morning Roger,

I'm guessing the stuff he uses is Seajet Pellerclean which appears to come as a complete kit (if YBW is to be believed) If you do speak to him and don't mind asking to check, that would be great.

Outboard is off for a few days to 'de-barnacle' so I thought i'd do the job before dropping the fat ol lump back in the well. (I'm so complimentary about Honda 4-strokes. )

Cheers,

Nik

 

[Fire99]

I have tinytachs on my outboards. The older ones it is true, have a limited battery life but the newer ones have flash memory I think and last a long time. Well reccommended.

What kind of money to these little things cost? Couldn't see any prices on the website.

 

[tillergirl]

Yes, that was the stuff. I remember the name now you say it.

 

[VicS]

What kind of money to these little things cost? Couldn't see any prices on the website.

I guess you have to contact them for a price but as guide the standard one is $47 in the USA So if you apply Lakesailor's rule it should be around the £50 mark.

 

[Fire99]

I guess you have to contact them for a price but as guide the standard one is $47 in the USA So if you apply Lakesailor's rule it should be around the £50 mark.

Not awful but a lot of money to plug in, go "yep that's maximum revs" and put it back in a box.

I thought one of those cheap laser ones may do the trick. Take the outboard cover off, stick a bit of tape to the flywheel and take it for a spin and point?

 

[VicS]

I thought one of those cheap laser ones may do the trick. Take the outboard cover off, stick a bit of tape to the flywheel and take it for a spin and point?

Why not?

Clarke do one ... about £50 !

 

[Fire99]

Clarke do one ... about £50 !

I was thinking 'auction site special' more like £12