john_morris_uk
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2 or 2.5 HP. Two stroke or four stroke.
I have a British Seagull 40 Plus (with clutch) that I have been meaning to sell.2 or 2.5 HP. Two stroke or four stroke.
It’s for the dinghy our daughter has acquired as a tender for her Pandora so it has to be the smallest lightest outboard possible.Sounds like you are looking at the second hand market as 2 stroke have not been available for many years.
I'd go for a 3.5hp for a bit more power and little weight penalty. 2 stroke for simplicity but they really are noisy, dirty and high levels of pollution. There is a reason they have been banned.
I'm considering an ePropulsion electric but it is 2.5 times the cost of a new four stroke and I'm still dubious about it being powerful enough.
There are two solutions. Firstly make sure you run the carb completely dry when you come to the end of the season. Alternatively use Aspen fuel for the last tankful.Which choice ? If a 2 stroke is it likely to have break down with carb issues in the spring ? My 3.3 seems to often have fuel issues .
That’s a great offer. Thank you but Abigail has agreed to buy the Suzuki 2.2 off White_Belle.I have a late model Suzuki 2.2hp. Nice conditikn, runs well
£175
I try to use ordinary petrol and two stroke mix most if the time and only use Aspen for the last fill up when I’m about to put the machine back in store. So far no problems but thanks for the tip off.Aspen 2 stroke mix....is it 2 stroke agricultural oil or 2 stroke outboard marine oil?
Get yourself some extra plugs....Aspen burns hot and wrecks plugs (not hearsay. 3 times I have repaired new engines run specifically on Aspen...all non functioning plugs)