Weight of small outboards

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I have a Honda 4 stroke mower and strimmer, both 14 years old with the former doing around 50 hours a year. No signs of wear in either yet despite, presumably, being splash lubricated.Seems to work. Each gets an annual oil change which takes 5 minutes.
 
Yes splash lubricated. Your honda strimmer is a fabulous bit of engineering. They use the engines for these in RC planes. Will run any way up and dont leak any fuel or oil.
 
macd said:
There were no portable outboards before the mid-50s?
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Reference to the Tohatsu site will inform you that they built their first petrol outboard in 1915.
I don't know if your's was a statement or a question - both display a lack of knowledge and a propensity to trolling.
 
RichardS said:
50 miles at sea on one litre of fuel? Are you sure about that as that seems incredible. :confused:

Richard
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Most little four strokes will do about an hour on a litre of fuel. If you can fit it to a boat that does 50 knots with 2.3hp, it seems perfectly feasible :p
 
Flica said:
Reference to the Tohatsu site will inform you that they built their first petrol outboard in 1915.
I don't know if your's was a statement or a question - both display a lack of knowledge and a propensity to trolling.
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"the Tohatsu site" I looked at informs me that the company was founded in 1922 and produced its first outboard in 1956: http://www.tohatsu.co.jp/en/info/history/tabid/406/Default.aspx

My previous post ends with a question mark. On seeing that, most people would conclude it's a question, but suit yourself.
 
Tam Lin said:
Don’t buy the Suzuki. Life is too short to explain why. Just look up idling problems, there have been plenty of threads on here.
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+1. I liked LONGKEELER's "gender neutral" idea. A major part in selling my Suzuki 4 stroke and replacing it with 2 stroke is because the Admiral simply couldn't start the thing.
 
It’s funny how the centrifugal clutch on Honda 2.3 is such a decisive issue. I think it’s a brilliant feature - as is being aircooled.

Ditto the above feeling about small Suzuki four strokes being a pain. Had a nearly new DF4 that ran like a pig until I reamed out the jets a bit. Just badly designed with more biass towards emissions than good running.
 
Lots of small outboards, of all makes, are somewhat tempremental due to them having to meet emmsion requirements and therefore running weak.

Do they have a mixture adjustment screw these days? If so, cranking it up a bit might help.

For my money though, you can't beat the old 3.3/3.5 Tohatsu/mariner/Mercury engine. Find a good one secondhand one and look after it. It will provide years of trouble free service.
 
CLB said:
Lots of small outboards, of all makes, are somewhat tempremental due to them having to meet emmsion requirements and therefore running weak.

Do they have a mixture adjustment screw these days? If so, cranking it up a bit might help.

For my money though, you can't beat the old 3.3/3.5 Tohatsu/mariner/Mercury engine. Find a good one secondhand one and look after it. It will provide years of trouble free service.
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Yes I like the Tohatsu engines but have so far failed to find a good one. I have a 3.5 that is ok at the moment but after 14 years of heavy use/abuse I am succession planning!
 
CLB said:
Lots of small outboards, of all makes, are somewhat tempremental due to them having to meet emmsion requirements and therefore running weak.

Do they have a mixture adjustment screw these days? If so, cranking it up a bit might help.

For my money though, you can't beat the old 3.3/3.5 Tohatsu/mariner/Mercury engine. Find a good one secondhand one and look after it. It will provide years of trouble free service.
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The mixture screw on the Suzuki 2.5 is blanked off to stop people fiddling with it. However, the plug can be drilled out.

Richard
 
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