Re: evinrude fastwin 18
alright chine, point taken. as i said i didn't want to get into a debate, and we aren't. but, i did say i didn't know much about the motor, just that it's my godfather's old motor. my dad thinks it's about a 1974-78. when i refer to looper, i'm refering to flywheel, coil, condenser, points "loop" ignition. if that is an incorrect verbalization of the ignition system, then, sorry. it is what i grew up around. just like how the english call a hood a "bonnet", and a trunk a "boot". the "loop" is the flywheel creating power in the coil, like a generator, then sending that power to the condeser, which condenses the power, obviously of course, then sending the uprated power to the points, which then intermittently completes the circuit to the plugs, then combustion takes place causing the flywheel to spin more, thus i get the name "loop". like i said, if the terminology is incorrect, then use whatever term you know, it really doesn't matter. as far as a "fastwin", i was under the impression that 15hp and up was a fastwin until the early 80's, but that would be my fault for having been on the other team at that point(mercury), so ya know, hey what do i know? the fact that this is an open mouth forum, all walks of people will hear many different things in here, true? as you said, you've owned the 18's before. cool. i haven't. it doesn't mean that i don't know what i'm talking about. i know that i have been in many discussions with people who have owned them and decided to go with a 15hp, or a 20hp because they said that they hadn't had good luck with 18's. i'm just redirecting what some other people told me. that doesn't make it "dead wrong" or not "experience". it indeed fact IS experience. it is the experience of conversation with "18" owners and their views and opinions. i suppose just like other things, take cars for example, some people swear by dodge, i have never owned a dodge that was even half-decent, therefore, in my mind, they suck! not to offend anyone, of course. may just be the same with the 18 owners, they may have had bad luck, who knows. if you say they ARE good, then you've had a good experience. everyone has the right to produce a few lemons, manufacturers can't be perfect all the time even though we want them to be. just a bit weird that across three different states, i've met i think it was 6 or 7 18 owners and only one of the said he loved his 18, the others were not so thrilled with being "swamped" out on their perspective lakes. and if it's the case that i hear only 1 out of 6 or 7 people actually "like" their motor, then i would be inclined to believe that they're not the best motor out there. in my personal experience, i would say go with a 15 instead of an 18. nothing more, except the parts for a 15 are a bit easier to find, out here anyway. oh yeah, one more thing. i haven't put out the $400 for my 15 yet, but i am going to simpl because i have a '65 9.5 sportwin that just won't quite pull my 12ft starcraft out of the hole at this altitude. personally, it could be a briggs&stratton and i'd still get it on the basis that: 1)it's 15hp 2)we're UP here and 9.5's seem to only have the power of like a 5.5 or 6hp motor, so i figure a 15 will be like having a TRUE 9.5 or, beset with happiness, a "10hp"!!
as far as all the above "information", if needed, i concede that i don't have all the knowledge, or the time to gain all the knowledge, however, if someone asks i am always ready to give a very in depth, thoughtful opinion of my own. unfortunately that is the case even when some information may not be exactly correct. that, however, doesn't matter because it is what it is, an opinion.
