Did not respond to Andrew Westgate's #187 post. Sorry!
I know my situation is unique. But 100 plus pound 8HP OBs are not out of the question.
And therefor are not readily removable from the well.
Although I think I've noticed that new (2010) Yamaha 4 X 8s have lost 20# and
now have the garden hose attachment conveniently under the hood.
Amazing!
In the OB world this is about as important an innovation as sliced bread!!!
I naturally have the older model that needs the rabbit ears and the motor to be running to flush.
[later EDIT: I believe the Yamaha is a 2002 model and has that garden hose fixture for flushing. NICE.]
Has anybody here noticed how the garden hose flush works?
Can this fitting be retroed to an older Yamaha?
Is there a kit available?
Assume that lighter two stroke 8HP models are now available that run a lot cleaner - equal to the California ordained four strokers.
I believe they are around 50 or 60 pounds.
I may have to find one of them (in Nevada?)
because well flooding IS a real problem.
Could probably man-handle a 2010 two-stroke in and out of the well.
I plan on installing a Garhauer lifting davit for the steroid Yamaha.
That means the motor could be lifted and flushed in a vertical position.
But that means messing with a strap contraption everytime.
Having to use this strap-thingy seems stupid to me, really.
Another invention for Yamaha to come up with are built-in lifting eyes that you
could hook or tie on to that would raise the motor in a balanced vertical position.
That would make it easy to mount the clamp.
Took a hundred years for the garden hose flush to appear..........
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