keepitsimple
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Hello everyone, (long time reader, first time poster here)
I've got an older Grumman 12' that has a plate that clearly states 10HP max(it actually says how many mega, zillion Gigga Watts or something since I'm in Canada, but I'm old school so all I know is it's 10 bloody HP
). The boat is late 70's early 80's if I were to guess. I purchased the boat with an old Johnson 9.9 that, for the sake of argument, is done. So, looking at my options I've seen all the pro's and con's for getting a 4 stroke vs a 2 stroke and for me it's coming down to the fact that I'd like to get a 4 (keeping with a 9.9) but I'm concerned about the weight of the engine itself.
Now, I'm a bit of a noob here, this is my first boat, but everywhere I read it says, "don't put an outboard over the rated HP" yadda yadda, and I'm good with a 9.9 on this boat (even though with it's build quality and overall size I think it would handle a 15 easily). I'm concerned that back in the days this was built, 2 strokes were the only thing going. I'm not sure that the weight of the motor was a concern when this boat was built and it's limitation was more that of thrust and direct torque on the transom.
There are a lot of 4's to choose from and their weights do vary quite a bit from the "relatively" not so heavy Tohatsu(Nissan) / Yamaha's 84lbs to the scale tipping Honda / Suzuki's 114lbs.
Should I be concerned about the weight of the engine as long as I stay at 9.9HP or am I just being paranoid?
If weight is an option then I can slim down to an 8HP-4 or just look for a good used 9.9HP-2.
Your expertise is greatly appreciated.
Bones...
I've got an older Grumman 12' that has a plate that clearly states 10HP max(it actually says how many mega, zillion Gigga Watts or something since I'm in Canada, but I'm old school so all I know is it's 10 bloody HP
). The boat is late 70's early 80's if I were to guess. I purchased the boat with an old Johnson 9.9 that, for the sake of argument, is done. So, looking at my options I've seen all the pro's and con's for getting a 4 stroke vs a 2 stroke and for me it's coming down to the fact that I'd like to get a 4 (keeping with a 9.9) but I'm concerned about the weight of the engine itself. Now, I'm a bit of a noob here, this is my first boat, but everywhere I read it says, "don't put an outboard over the rated HP" yadda yadda, and I'm good with a 9.9 on this boat (even though with it's build quality and overall size I think it would handle a 15 easily). I'm concerned that back in the days this was built, 2 strokes were the only thing going. I'm not sure that the weight of the motor was a concern when this boat was built and it's limitation was more that of thrust and direct torque on the transom.
There are a lot of 4's to choose from and their weights do vary quite a bit from the "relatively" not so heavy Tohatsu(Nissan) / Yamaha's 84lbs to the scale tipping Honda / Suzuki's 114lbs.
Should I be concerned about the weight of the engine as long as I stay at 9.9HP or am I just being paranoid?
If weight is an option then I can slim down to an 8HP-4 or just look for a good used 9.9HP-2.
Your expertise is greatly appreciated.
Bones...
