Re: What outboard to buy
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 11:32 am
Any recommendations for a quiet engine?
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Julian Porter wrote:Any recommendations for a quiet engine?
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erbster wrote:If four-stroke, then the newer 6hp are a bit quieter. Plus, if you put a high pitch prop on, you get lower revs for a given speed. But I expect you already know this...
Greybeard wrote:... I changed it for a new 5hp Honda ...
I found that on Kielder the little 2.5hp Suzuki that I used on my Drascombe was well up to the job of pushing a CC19 on a lake though might struggle with a tide running against you It ran much quieter than the 5hp, used barely any fuel and weighed next to nothing. The boat sailed much better with that engine than any other.
Steve
Julian Porter wrote:Any recommendations for a quiet engine?
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Julian Porter wrote:
Was your Drascombe engine the Suzuki DF2.5 4 stroke? Does it surprise you that it was quieter than the 5hp Honda?