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lionellopez
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Initially Posted - 10/22/2001 : 16:17:35

I just purchased a 1980 Catalina 25', and I am shopping around for a good used outboard for it. Does anyone have any wise words for me in terms of: size, 4 vs. 2 cycle, make?

I am tempted to get a 5HP or 6HP British Seagull, but I am afraid it is a li

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Response Posted - 10/22/2001 : 16:28:08

Hey Lionell, Your looking forward to lotsa fun. In answer to your outboard Q....Everybody makes smaller outboards, Honda, Johnson Evinrude, Tohotsu, Nissan, Mariner......everybody who'se anybody.
Although I am a C250 owner, most of us seem to feel that

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Response Posted - 10/22/2001 : 16:29:59

Congratulations on your new boat! I would suggest that you get a nice clean, quiet, four stroke around 9.9hp. Take a look back in the last 60 days of topics and you'll find several discussions on the topic. I have an old Seagull 1.5hp for my dinghy and

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Bristle
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Response Posted - 10/22/2001 : 22:04:57

Hello Lionel...

How will you use the motor? Just to get a short distance from the slip or ramp, or for cruising on windless days (or in heavy conditions)? If the former, you can get by with a 6hp 2-stroke that will be easy to carry and easy on the po

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Response Posted - 10/23/2001 : 07:18:23

Lionel,
You will get lot's of feedback on outboards from this forum, which is great! I have a 1963 Evenrude 10hp. Pushes me just fine in and out of the slip and even out the river if needed. I would like to graduate to a long shaft over the winter, maybe

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Response Posted - 10/23/2001 : 08:12:21

I have a Johnson Sailmaster 8. It is a 2-stroke, but it is light, has an xl shaft, and is geared to push sailboats.

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kenobie51
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Response Posted - 10/23/2001 : 08:36:30

Lionel,
Dave, above, summed it up well. Depends on usage.
I do a minimal amount of motoring, so noise and fuel economy are of little concern to me. I've had an 8 HP Tohatsu 2 cycle( same as Nissan) long shaft, electric start for seven years. More than e

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Response Posted - 10/23/2001 : 15:04:19

Lionel,

I have an 8HP Nissan longshaft on my C25 that I bought in 1997. It's not electric start, but it always starts on the first pull anyway, even when it's cold. It's lighter than a four-stroke, so it's easy to get off the boat for servicing, ex. c

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cathluk
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Response Posted - 10/23/2001 : 16:09:07

We use a mid-80s vinage Honda 7.5 HP 4 stroke (no electric start - we pull the cord) on our C250K. It can push the boat at hull speed in reasonable conditions at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. We don't have severe currents on my part of the Chesapeake, but we've

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Response Posted - 10/24/2001 : 15:41:42

I like the 6hp Suzuki 2 stroke (mine is an '85). Others are convinced it is too small, but I use it all the time and am convinced otherwise. Low weight, price, reliability and ease of maintenance are its strengths. A marina neighbor recently bought the

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ltenny
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Response Posted - 10/29/2001 : 17:10:36

Question for Dave from his very helpful post above: you mention a Fulton outboard mount with 13'' of lift. Below is the URL for all of the Fulton mounts:

http://www.fultonperformance.com/?dir=marine&page=motorbrackets

Now, it looks like there's a

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ltenny
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Response Posted - 10/29/2001 : 17:56:09

Sorry, I found an answer to my question in my previous post about the differences between two outboard mounting brackets, the Fulton 1810 and 1820, posted by Dave Bristle - thanks Dave. Here's what he said (in the thread called "New Owner with some (lots

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lionellopez
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Response Posted - 10/30/2001 : 17:15:39

Dear fellow sailors,

Thank you everyone for your sage advice and your kind welcoming words. I am very pleased by the quantity, quality, and timeliness of the responses to my earlier post.

I'll probably be shopping for a nice used a high-thrust 8-

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ltenny
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Response Posted - 10/30/2001 : 19:25:56

I shopped around alot and found that Central Florida Yamaha had about the lowest prices out there for Yamahas, even including shipping to CA.

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