Hi All,
After two years of flinching after everyone suggests a boat trip and having limited range ( I have an 80hp OB, it cost me the equivalent of $40 to do a 10mile round trip, no tax relief here on petrol!)
I have decided on a different route... I have my 16ft bowrider with an 80hp merc 2stroke for sale and am looking to replace her with an 18ft bowrider with a 1.7 mercruiser I/o. Big difference is the gph is at least half of my outboard, then we get tax relief on diesel for marine use so it halfs again so that 10 mile trip is now looking more like $10 (max). I'm very happy about that fact
Now questions as new to I/o's...
They always say a 2strok o/b is best for pulling a skier but is the torque of a 120hp diesel a good match for what i'm used to?
Ok the main question now... the boat will live on the river 365 days a year like my existing ones. Every time I use them when I finish I tilts the outboard up and the water drains out... great... if its a nice winters day... no problem we drop the outboard and go then tilt her back when we are done.
Now the question is is there a quick equivalent to that for an I/o system? or do I have to re-wintersise the engine every time? and what's involved in that if I do?
Sorry for the amateur questions!
After two years of flinching after everyone suggests a boat trip and having limited range ( I have an 80hp OB, it cost me the equivalent of $40 to do a 10mile round trip, no tax relief here on petrol!)
I have decided on a different route... I have my 16ft bowrider with an 80hp merc 2stroke for sale and am looking to replace her with an 18ft bowrider with a 1.7 mercruiser I/o. Big difference is the gph is at least half of my outboard, then we get tax relief on diesel for marine use so it halfs again so that 10 mile trip is now looking more like $10 (max). I'm very happy about that fact
Now questions as new to I/o's...
They always say a 2strok o/b is best for pulling a skier but is the torque of a 120hp diesel a good match for what i'm used to?
Ok the main question now... the boat will live on the river 365 days a year like my existing ones. Every time I use them when I finish I tilts the outboard up and the water drains out... great... if its a nice winters day... no problem we drop the outboard and go then tilt her back when we are done.
Now the question is is there a quick equivalent to that for an I/o system? or do I have to re-wintersise the engine every time? and what's involved in that if I do?
Sorry for the amateur questions!