Thread: Dinghy Motor
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Old 09-22-2021, 03:19 PM   #10
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The OP's question will generate a million opinions and reignite the debate over gas and electric - and I'm sure there are multiple past threads on the same topic. For what it's worth though, for our 10 foot inflatable, we use a 4HP Yamaha two stroke. Can't pull a water skier for sure, but does okay with two adults, two kids and a small dog. Weighs about 50 lbs - wish it were lighter, but I can still lug it around and hang it on a bracket on the aft deck for long runs when we flip the dingy over on the bow of the mothership. I bought that motor (4SH, vintage 1980's) in a guy's grassy backyard in Clinton, CT in 2015 for a peanut price. Still easy to get parts and runs smooth after all these years. I have cleaned the carb gaskets twice in six years, but not a big deal. Pretty darn good for a motor that's coming up on 40 years old, and spent most of its life in saltwater.
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