Re: Air Cooled Outboard Overheating

[WAYNE]

Thanks for all the ideas. I’ll post back with the answer once I tear into it this winter.

EvilTwin, I couldn’t tell you how durable the jet drive is as I only have about 100 yards of boating logged on with this motor. It doesn’t have much thrust. I’d say it pushes like a 1.5-2 hp (at best) even though it has a 4 hp powerhead (which also seems optimistic). I love this motor because its interesting. You turn the hand crank a few times, then hit the release lever and it cranks the motor automatically. The jet drive is terribly inefficient, but it looks neat. I think it would be better suited for duty as an egg beater than an outboard.

Wayne
Upper Canada Chapter

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