Tohatsu first service - £99 plus vat

[rotrax]

Dylan- you have my contact details-get in touch and we can do it together. I'll even stamp your book with my motorbike shop stamp. To carry out a first service on an outboard is a doddle-99 smackers plus VAT-No Way!

 

[Georgio]

that aside

the engine seems very fuel efficient

very powerful

well up to dealing with the Humber tides

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thCgAd4XqXc

What a horrible noise, perhaps you should start a thread on how to deaden that down a bit.

Must be a way of putting a box or cover over the engine to make it more bearable in the cockpit.

Apart from the noise (not helped by the shape of the cockpit) it seems like a great little engine.

 

[dylanwinter]

big hat

What a horrible noise, perhaps you should start a thread on how to deaden that down a bit.

Must be a way of putting a box or cover over the engine to make it more bearable in the cockpit.

Apart from the noise (not helped by the shape of the cockpit) it seems like a great little engine.

I am thinking of sewing two cushions togther to make a giant tea cosy

that might allow me to remove some of the high frequencies

conversation in the cockpit is impossible

so I shall have to invest in some noise cancelling headphones

or sail and drift more often

the awful thing is that people tell me what a quiet outboard I have - mainly because you can hardly hear it outside of the cockpit

D

 

[dylanwinter]

Jolly good - scotch of wine?

Dylan- you have my contact details-get in touch and we can do it together. I'll even stamp your book with my motorbike shop stamp. To carry out a first service on an outboard is a doddle-99 smackers plus VAT-No Way!

I shall send you a PM

we can film it for posterity and as proof that it was done right

Dylan

 

[AngusMcDoon]

so I shall have to invest in some noise cancelling headphones

Audio Technica ATH-ANC7 are good, if you want to pay £90 for a set. Bose are best in the aviation world, but are eye-wateringly expensive.

 

[sailorman]

A tip I was given by an outboard service engineer is that, if you have a new outboard, undo all the critical bolts, grease the threads with coppaslip, then reassemble them. If you do this, there's a much better chance they'll come apart when they need to, a few years down the line, without shearing off. He made special mention of water pump impeller cover bolts, and cylinder head bolts for 2-strokes. He also said that the most critical thing is to flush the engine with fresh water after every run in salt water, to prevent the cooling passages from blocking up.

in would not put copper anywhere near aluminium

 

[greenalien]

in would not put copper anywhere near aluminium

From http://www.marineinsight.com/marine/marine-news/headline/top-5-anti-seizure-compounds-used-onboard-ships/ :

Copaslip is an anti-seize compound consisting of finely divided copper particles in a non-melting bentone base to which are added highly effective oxidation and corrosion inhibitors. Copaslip is used for mating surfaces which work under high temperatures.

When working under high temperature, the lighter fractions evaporate and leave copper and other contents behind, giving an anti-seize property by preventing galvanic action. Copper being superior metal sacrifices itself and thus prevents metal to metal contact. This compound is used for temperatures up to 1100°C. It contains copper, bentone based non-melting grease, polybutene, and other anti-corrosive additives.

I've used the stuff on outboards and motorcycle engines for many years, and have never known it to cause any problems.

 

[lw395]

From http://www.marineinsight.com/marine/marine-news/headline/top-5-anti-seizure-compounds-used-onboard-ships/ :



I've used the stuff on outboards and motorcycle engines for many years, and have never known it to cause any problems.

+1!
Essential where stainless bolts meet alloy castings.
Unless either duralac or loctite is more appropriate.

 

[2nd_apprentice]

I am thinking of sewing two cushions togther to make a giant tea cosy

that might allow me to remove some of the high frequencies

conversation in the cockpit is impossible

so I shall have to invest in some noise cancelling headphones

or sail and drift more often

the awful thing is that people tell me what a quiet outboard I have - mainly because you can hardly hear it outside of the cockpit

D

I'd rather try and use some rubber pads on the mounting clamp.
Other than that I can reconmend Peltor hearing protection

 

[Lakesailor]

The trouble with that is that the motor will try to go walkabout. They need to be firmly clamped.
The idea is good though. The motor is using the well as a sounding board. I wonder if bolting panels of dense material (zinc or something) to the panels around the well would break up the resonance? Not covering the whole panels, but enough to deaden the vibrations.

 

[dylanwinter]

Just been quoted

I had emailed three dealers

the second has just replied

Hi Dylan,
The first service is engine and gear oil change, i normally remove the gearcase and grease the water pump bolts and prepare it properly for salt water use, the cost is £40.00 +vat

Kind Regards

I wonder what the first bloke was going to do for the £99

Dylan

 

[sailorman]

I had emailed three dealers

the second has just replied

Hi Dylan,
The first service is engine and gear oil change, i normally remove the gearcase and grease the water pump bolts and prepare it properly for salt water use, the cost is £40.00 +vat

Kind Regards

I wonder what the first bloke was going to do for the £99

Dylan

take his mistress out for a meal

 

[Storyline]

..... He also said that the most critical thing is to flush the engine with fresh water after every run in salt water, to prevent the cooling passages from blocking up.

Agree with that - in our yacht haven we have an old tank which people use to run their engines through with fresh water after each cruise. Nearly always get a comment from passers by saying that is what they also do after having had problems with salt build up.

 

[fergie_mac66]

folding cover

With your woodworking skills build a folding cover for engine with a sound deadning layer on the inside. If your careful you should be able to use it to have cockpit lunches,FB pies or even put a cobb BBQ or similar ... Perhaps you could geta free sample if you do a regular BBQ filem, ...Maybe KTL BBQ sauce, might get it into tescos !

 

[cliff]

that aside

the engine seems very fuel efficient

very powerful

well up to dealing with the Humber tides

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thCgAd4XqXc

Well bugger me - I didn't know Tohatsu made a Diesel 6 hp OB - well at least it sounds like a Diesel -

 

[Blue5]

A tip I was given by an outboard service engineer is that, if you have a new outboard, undo all the critical bolts, grease the threads with coppaslip, then reassemble them. If you do this, there's a much better chance they'll come apart when they need to, a few years down the line, without shearing off. He made special mention of water pump impeller cover bolts, and cylinder head bolts for 2-strokes. He also said that the most critical thing is to flush the engine with fresh water after every run in salt water, to prevent the cooling passages from blocking up.

A tip that is worth noting for a lot of other kit on the boat, I make a point of putting a smear on the threads of shackles on the rolling furling gear after seizure caused a problem

 

[dylanwinter]

outboard noise

Well bugger me - I didn't know Tohatsu made a Diesel 6 hp OB - well at least it sounds like a Diesel -

you are correct

it does have a slightly antique clatter to the noise

on the bright side

despite the chop we were motoring through if you listen to the note it stayed fairly constant

so the well keeps the prop in the water

Dylan

 

[VicS]

If you make any sort of cover be sure the exhaust gas from the relief port(s) on the leg can escape and also that any that rise up through the well when just idling are not trapped or the engine will inhale its own exhaust and die.

 

[dylanwinter]

no box

If you make any sort of cover be sure the exhaust gas from the relief port(s) on the leg can escape and also that any that rise up through the well when just idling are not trapped or the engine will inhale its own exhaust and die.

not planning on making a big wooden box for the stern of the boat

but the tea cosy idea is not without its merits

I have found some material with little mobos on it that will look very nice

Dylan

 

[CreakyDecks]

so the well keeps the prop in the water

Dylan

My outboard is in a well and the only time it seems to lift out is when I am forward releasing the mooring.
I notice on one of your other videos that the motor will tilt in your well. I'd be worried about mangling my rudder if mine did that! It would probably be me putting it in reverse after forgetting to lock it down