Hey guys new user with a few questions.

[Church401]

Me and my girl got a 10ft dingy with a 9.9 2stroke yamaha and had a ton of fun this summer. Next year we plan to do it a little bigger and get a 14 or 16 foot v-hull Jon boat. I have a 1962 evinrude "fast twin in decent working condition in the basement. Would it be worth it over a 9.9. 2 stroke yamaha from 1994? The yamaha runs amazing and the evinrude would need some work to get running tops. I added a picture or 2 so you guys could see our setup!

 

[Bosunsmate]

Id go for the fast twin if it worked well, if its compression etc is fine you should get quite a bit more power despite its extra weight.
Wheres that picture taken by the way?

 

[racerone]

Those old fastwins were not very heavy..-------I would say the fastwin is around 85 lbs.----Yamaha 9.9 might be 78 lbs.

 

[F_R]

What is your goal, a larger boat and need more power for it?

 

[ct1762@gmail.com]

for what it's worth that 10ft takes a 5hp max. i know because i have the same one only a grumman which i believe was bought out by omc/sea nymph. i've put a 9.9/15 on it and it was way too heavy. the 18 evinrude is lighter than the yammy but not much. i will say those 18hp motors are really strong. every bit as fast as a newer 15hp 2 stroke. probably has to do with the tiny, narrow bullet like lower unit. racer i thought the fastwin was only 69 lbs? the 15 merc i had was definitely heavier.

 

[racerone]

I used the factory brochure to find the weight of a 22 cubic inch model.----Where did you find the given weight at 69 lbs.----I believe the 10 HP those years was 64 lbs

 

[ct1762@gmail.com]

makes sense... i guess i was thinking 79lbs?