Thor Heyerdahl proved that aboriginal Peruvians navigated their balsa rafts by sticking boards down between the logs.
I wonder if an oar or paddle could perform a similar service off the bow of an Ariel. I dunno - lashed to the pulpit and anchor roller a flat board straight down close to the center line in front of the bow might give it some tooth
to make backing up at least POSSIBLE?
Last edited by ebb; 05-23-2008 at 06:50 PM.
Ebb,
While I would love to see someone use your aboriginal Peruvian bow thruster... I realy do not think it is necessary for the outboard A/C's.
Faith will back pretty well. Better then many of the fin keel, detached rudder boats I have sailed. I think that is one of the advantages of the outboard in the well is the ability to 'vector' the thrust. It is really pretty easy to coordinate the tiller, and the outboard to gain some control in reverse. It is especally nice to be able to shift into fwd, and 'kick' the stern over when things get tight. I bet that your set up on Little Gull will work well, so long as that beautiful plug is not in place when you are docking.
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JBM,
What aspect of the motor's performance were you dissatisfied with? Could it be that the motor needs to be re-propped?
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OBTW, this thread has more of the 'Outboard Discussions'.
Last edited by c_amos; 05-23-2008 at 09:23 PM. Reason: add link to Outboard Discussions thread.
The prop could have been the problem. It seemed to choke/overheat when running at higher speeds. It came back from the boat yard last spring with several broken parts inside - not sure who's fault it was.
Craig:
We purchased a 6hp 4-stroke Tohatsu last year and LOVE it! It has been a great outboard. Moved our little Ariel from Cape Canaveral to Wilmington up the ICW without a hitch. Fits very nicely in the well. The long shaft doesn't cav even on a major heel.
BTW I have a used Suzuki 6hp 4-stroke for sale. PM for details but it's a great little motor too! New water pump and carby and fresh paint.. 2003 model I think?
Andrew
Somewhere on this site is a picture??
The boat yard owner just told me that the parts on my moter weren't broken but that the bracket holding them on melted due to the overheating problem. Just exactly what caused the overheating, I don't know.
Failure to regularly fresh water flush an ob can lead to salt build up in the ob's water pump and its water cooling channels. Been there, done that. Almost ended up on the beach! The old Johnson, however, stopped running before it started melting anything.Originally Posted by JBM
I just took a look at a Merc 6 (Of course same as the Nissan & Tomatsu) and noticed that the zinc is a TINY little square on the side of the lower unit. It look about 1" square.
Has anyone had a problem with them eroding really fast? It seems like it is about 1/4 the size of the one on the Yahama... seems like it would go really fast?
What have you seen?
On edit; Did find some discussion on OB motor zinc's here. Nothing addressing the little zinc on these motors though....
Last edited by c_amos; 06-05-2008 at 06:18 AM. Reason: To add link to prior zinc discussion.
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