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seastream
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Initially Posted - 05/21/2005 :  18:32:37  Show Profile  Visit seastream's Homepage
Looks like I need to buy a dinghy & motor. My marina sells Honda OB's & Avon/Bombadier dinghys, and would be selling me a 5hp or less for the 10' or less dinghy I'd buy. Does the idling problem with the ~10hp, caused by clogged injector jets, extend across the Honda OB model spectrum?

Bob
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 05/22/2005 :  11:05:33  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
As far as I can tell injector problems are caused by dirty fuel.....so with a nice new clean fuel tank, with fresh fuel, and maybe an extra inline filter, cheap at your lawn mower supply, you should have no problems...with the 10, 8 or what have you...

Had a 9.9 never had a problem.
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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 05/22/2005 :  11:31:08  Show Profile
Whichever brand of dinghy you buy, I'd recommend you get a Hypalon one, not PVC. Hypalon costs more, but lasts much longer, is impervious to gas or oil that gets spilled on it, and will have a much higher resale value. 10' is a good size for a dinghy, especially if you ever need to haul three or even four full-size adults. The 8' dinghys barely fit two. Of course storage is a concern. If you want to keep the dinghy rolled up in the lazarette on the boat, forget the 10' models - they are too large and too heavy to get them in and out of the lazarette, and even some of the 8-footers would be a stretch in that regard. The Honda 5 is a good dinghy motor if you don't need to go fast (it doesn't have enough power to get a dinghy up on plane). If you want to go fast, you will need a 9.9~15 hp motor, but they're double the weight of the Honda 5. As Oscar said in his post, the key to reliability in any outboard motor is to keep the tank and the gas in it fresh and clean, and use at least one in-line filter. If the gas in the outboard's tank is more than three months old, you should replace it with fresh, or at least use a fuel stabilizer additive. The motor will probably come with a steel gas tank. If you operate in a salt-water environment, swap the steel tank for a polypropylene Tempo tank (you can buy these anywhere, even Wal-Mart). The poly tanks can't rust, and they have less tendency for moisture to condense inside them, contaminating the gas.
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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 05/23/2005 :  10:29:43  Show Profile
Bob,
I have a Honda 8hp, an Evinrude 5.5 hp and a Yamaha 5hp OB. All have experienced the clogged jets in the past so I do not believe it is a problem inherent to Honda's. On the good side there are a lot of people with Honda's on this web site who can offer a lot of advice on keeping a Honda going. I'd be more concerned on sizing then models. If all your doing is going from the boat to a dinghy dock go small. If your covering distance, get an engine large enough to plane.
Joe
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 05/23/2005 :  11:01:01  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
I have a Mercury 3.3 HP 2 stroke dinghy outboard. It only weighs 28 lbs. It is a very simple motor, runs great. It will not plane the dinghy. Cost about $500. This is a very nice motor (no reverse).

Even with a 15 inch shaft, it will push the C25 in a pinch.

I am very pleased with this motor.
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