Re: New Guy-first outboard?

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quote Kerry:

10hp limit. Small lakes. Stays on the boat. Easy-or electric start. Johnson/Evinrude 9.9 from the 80’s fits the needs, especially with the trolling motor next to it. Going vintage, the 3hp JW/Lightwins mentioned would work. My uncle ran a mid 60’s folder on a heavy 14′ tinny and it pushed decent enough for him. He was retired and not in a hurry. Keep it well tuned and properly timed, and it starts very easy. Parts are still very plentiful, and their abundance is a testiment to their popularity. Either motor will work, just need to narrow your requirements.

Don’t know what a "folder" is. Doing a search I find mentions of it, but no real illustrations of one. I assume the drive "folds" in some way. If that is the case I am more of a rigidity is king thinker.

quote Jeff Register:

It has been said " Most fishermen the small motor is fast enough" On the water I hear them coming up upstream wide open for 30 minutes.
A small motor must be respected & not run at full tilt all the time. Beware what of what appears to be not 😯 worn out.

You mean not like the small tiller probably was, that was borrowed by a family member and hung back up on the wall without anything being said?

Thanks for all the input guys. I will be reading and studying each response. May not be responding regularly-just decided this week to put our second GSD down (first one went a few years back), neighbor is in intensive care (whom I just visited today), another good friend is getting hospice care now and I try and visit with him and do some things for him to make life easier, and I have my own Dr appointments and PT appointments. I will be reading each, just not responding regularly most likely. Again I do appreciate the input, and I WILL be be getting something (a motor) that comes out of all these suggestions, possibly more than one, and more likely three as mentioned up thread.

I like this at the bottom of Kerry’s post-"If you have too many, AND not enough, you are a collector!" My wife would say that is true of my-bench vises, drill presses, table saws, radial arm saws, workbenches, grinders and on and on. 🙂