Recoil start on a Seagull? I only remember a rope with a wooden handle, the repetitive use of which was accompanied by very bad language. But it did work, and it beat rowing around beautiful Jervis Bay on the south coast of NSW..... That recoil starter they tacked on jammed all the time. At least it was easy to take off and the old rope wind pulley was underneath. The fuel shutoff actually had cork in it! It was probably a good outboard, in the 1930's.
Hmmm... When you travel out of the country you see 4 strokes everywhere. Maybe it just a matter of proper filtration and using a good fuel treatment but I've never had a fuel issue with the 4 strokes I've run out in other countries.
Is there ANYTHING Mark doesn't have a picture of?
Is there ANYTHING Mark doesn't have a picture of?
I saw that fancy revolutionary development. Obviously a modern one, unlike the one we used a long time ago.Brucek, look at Mark's picture. His had the recoil starter.
We switched to a Suzuki DF15A at the beginning of the 2014 season. Lightest electric-start I could find (106-lbs), and the only "portable" (9.9/15/20-hp) models available with fuel injection. (15 is because of the max HP rating for our dink.)
BUT... I couldn't have done that before we acquired a dinghy trailer.... so we can leave the motor mounted all the time.
So far, no issues with ethanol.
The yamaha's are 100/1 and barely smoke and are bulletproof..I'm sold on them.
Hollywood
So did any of you own Sears or Eska?
I am pretty sure the Yamahas did not go 100/1 until the changes in 2007...the same ones that killed the small 2 stroke. And my Yamaha dealer tells me that Yamaha did absolutely nothing to get that 100/1 and suggests you keep it at 50/1. I just aim somewhere in between without getting too anal about measuring.
I think the EPA shut down (small non ECM)2 stroke sales in 2010. Mine(15hp) was built in December of 2010 and I purchased it in January 2011. I hope to get many many years of service out of it.
the recommended ratio on my 9.9 was 100/1.. unless the previous owner did some nasty trickery and found a decal that perfectly matched the yamaha decals and placed it there .. I doubt it.
I always ran/run both motors at 50/1 as there is no obnoxious smoke to smoke up the Admirals white bikini's while we cruise the anchorages admiring boats.
the only negative is the 15 takes considerably more effort to pull start it.. it kept my kids from using " my " dinghy for years.
not that is matters to the Admiral as she has taken to bow riding whilst slugging champagne when we cruise the dinghy... the ultimate hood ornament !
HOLLYWOOD
The girls were concerned about getting suntan oil all over the bow cusions, so they shared. I thought it was awfully considerate of them!!! Ratio....2/1
Had an Elgin when I was a kid!