ThebrazilNut
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I have some questions about this motor.
I have owned both a 2000 18hp and 1996 30hp 2 stroke Tohatsu. I loved both motors and have nothing but positives to say about both. Both motors were bought used and were not very pretty on the outside, but ran very strong and their power to weight ratio is the best I have seen.
I live On Merritt Island in FL and fish the Mosquito Lagoon as well as the Indian and Banana River Lagoons. All three are very shallow and mostly protected with very short runs to the flats. Most of us fish from small skiffs with low hp (15hp-40hp) as these skiffs are very weight sensitive and need to float in sub 6" and run in a 1' or so.
I'm having a new light weight 17' skiff built and would like to have a new motor that no one has run except me. I have a 99' Mercury 25hp 2 stroke S.S that will be going on the skiff to test a few things and to see if the hp will work. I will have a Th Marine Hydraulic Micro jack plate with a cupped 4 blade Power Tech Prop. The skiff should run about 25mph which I would be fine with.
QUESTIONS:
Since I need a light weight motor I have been looking for months for a short shaft 30hp or 40hp Tohatsu tiller made from the mid 90's - 2003 as I would like to run 30mph or a little over. The problem is that most of these motors I find are 20" shafts, outside looks bad and they still sell for between $1,200 -$3,000 for a motor that is 15 years old.
I have been thinking about getting a new 2011 Mercury Sea Pro as it's the same as these older Tohatsu's for the most part, but will have zero hours and they run around $2800.
My understanding is the Sea Pro 25hp and 30hp are the same as were the older 25hp and 30hp Tohatsu's. To convert the 25hp to 30hp you just remove the restricker plate behind the carb and re-set the timing. Is this all that needs to be done?
I would like everyone's opinion and "The Tohatsu Guru" to give me some facts as i have heard tons of different stories.
I would love to have a 30hp 2 stroke motor that is new, weighs around 100lbs, very simple to work on and since I use 1-3 gallons of fuel at most for a full day I'm not interested in a 4 stroke.
Thanks,
Darin
I have owned both a 2000 18hp and 1996 30hp 2 stroke Tohatsu. I loved both motors and have nothing but positives to say about both. Both motors were bought used and were not very pretty on the outside, but ran very strong and their power to weight ratio is the best I have seen.
I live On Merritt Island in FL and fish the Mosquito Lagoon as well as the Indian and Banana River Lagoons. All three are very shallow and mostly protected with very short runs to the flats. Most of us fish from small skiffs with low hp (15hp-40hp) as these skiffs are very weight sensitive and need to float in sub 6" and run in a 1' or so.
I'm having a new light weight 17' skiff built and would like to have a new motor that no one has run except me. I have a 99' Mercury 25hp 2 stroke S.S that will be going on the skiff to test a few things and to see if the hp will work. I will have a Th Marine Hydraulic Micro jack plate with a cupped 4 blade Power Tech Prop. The skiff should run about 25mph which I would be fine with.
QUESTIONS:
Since I need a light weight motor I have been looking for months for a short shaft 30hp or 40hp Tohatsu tiller made from the mid 90's - 2003 as I would like to run 30mph or a little over. The problem is that most of these motors I find are 20" shafts, outside looks bad and they still sell for between $1,200 -$3,000 for a motor that is 15 years old.
I have been thinking about getting a new 2011 Mercury Sea Pro as it's the same as these older Tohatsu's for the most part, but will have zero hours and they run around $2800.
My understanding is the Sea Pro 25hp and 30hp are the same as were the older 25hp and 30hp Tohatsu's. To convert the 25hp to 30hp you just remove the restricker plate behind the carb and re-set the timing. Is this all that needs to be done?
I would like everyone's opinion and "The Tohatsu Guru" to give me some facts as i have heard tons of different stories.
I would love to have a 30hp 2 stroke motor that is new, weighs around 100lbs, very simple to work on and since I use 1-3 gallons of fuel at most for a full day I'm not interested in a 4 stroke.
Thanks,
Darin
