Which 50/60hp would you buy?

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by NSS

Yep, that's the one.

Nice looking little boat Thinking a 60 would be overkill ?

Remember small is the new big .....

[NSS]

Originally Posted by PeterM

Nice looking little boat Thinking a 60 would be overkill ?

Remember small is the new big .....

The latest version has been stretched by 20cm (basically by extending the sponsons) but this has also resulted in the max allowable power being raised to 75hp. Now that's overkill!

[HCD Canada]

Tohatsu TLDI all the way all there motors are saltwater ready and the also build motors for Mercury, BRP and Nissan. pricing is good and their key market is industrial fishing and those guys cant afford to have a motor that isn't reliable.

[NSS]

Originally Posted by HCD Canada

Tohatsu TLDI all the way all there motors are saltwater ready and the also build motors for Mercury, BRP and Nissan. pricing is good and their key market is industrial fishing and those guys cant afford to have a motor that isn't reliable.

I'll take your word for all that, but I just don't see one sitting on the transom of my Walker Bay.

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by NSS

I'll take your word for all that, but I just don't see one sitting on the transom of my Walker Bay.

Not shiney enough?

They are a cracking motor.

[HCD Canada]

Originally Posted by NSS

I'll take your word for all that, but I just don't see one sitting on the transom of my Walker Bay.

just sharing my opinion good luck with your purchase.

[NSS]

Originally Posted by HCD Canada

just sharing my opinion good luck with your purchase.

Sorry, no offence meant by my reply, but I had a Tohatsu previously and found it very noisy.

[Mollers]

Do you actually now own the boat? If so, I'm surprised that your supplier didn't offer a 'complete package' deal.

[NSS]

Originally Posted by Mollers

Do you actually now own the boat? If so, I'm surprised that your supplier didn't offer a 'complete package' deal.

They did, but I chose to take the boat only and shop around for a better deal on the motor. Also, I wasn't sure how long it would take to shift my Avon Rover, and needed to sell it to help fund the new engine. As it happens, it sold within 10 days so I'm able to get an engine earlier than anticipated.

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by clydeoutboards

its still a 2 stroke which if they were that good we would all have them in our cars.

Dave

Er, Not quite the right theory. The weight of a car vs its engine is too disproportionate. It's the same for petrol vs heavier diesel engines in small and big cars.

Horses for courses. All about weight, noise and throttle response. Hedgecutter vs lawn mower. Scrambler vs Harley.

If you have an outboard to maximise space, you ideally don't want too much weight hangin off the back. If you play about in the waves or pull ringos and boarders etc you want quick throttle response and lightness, a 2 is best. If you just cruise and troll, or do 1000s of hours commercially a 4 is best.

[NSS]

Well, after spending the day at the Boat Show, I'm now the owner of a shiny new Honda BF50 to go with the shiny new RIB.

Thanks all for your input and advice.

[Boats&Outboards]

Can we ask what you ended up shelling out ? Interesting to see how the show compared ?

Peter @ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007

[NSS]

Originally Posted by Boats&Outboards

Can we ask what you ended up shelling out ? Interesting to see how the show compared ?

Peter @ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007

Hi Peter

Not sure the dealer (nor Honda) would thank me for advertising the price I negotiated. Suffice to say, it was considerably less than I'd been quoted ahead of the show. In fairness, Suzuki also bent over backwards to win the order, but I chose the Honda on the basis of it being marginally (6kg) lighter, the extra year on the warranty, and the price differential of about £300 against the Suzi.

[Mollers]

Did you also manage to give Sunseeker a good price wrench when ordering the motor yacht to go with the tender?

[NSS]

Originally Posted by Mollers

Did you also manage to give Sunseeker a good price wrench when ordering the motor yacht to go with the tender?

No, going back at the weekend with Mrs NSS to do that deal. She drives a much harder bargain than I do

[Boats&Outboards]

Originally Posted by NSS

Hi Peter

Not sure the dealer (nor Honda) would thank me for advertising the price I negotiated. Suffice to say, it was considerably less than I'd been quoted ahead of the show. In fairness, Suzuki also bent over backwards to win the order, but I chose the Honda on the basis of it being marginally (6kg) lighter, the extra year on the warranty, and the price differential of about £300 against the Suzi.

Sound like the show done you well, enjoy!

Peter @ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007

[PeterM]

Good one...nice set up for some relatively cheap fun....I'm quite relieved you didn't end up with an etec on such a refined little rib...

[PeterM]

Hopefully you spent what you saved on other boat things too.....:-)

[Downhilldai]

Well done - some pics of the finished article, rigged & ready to go would be good.

[NSS]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Well done - some pics of the finished article, rigged & ready to go would be good.

Yep, will post some pics once I have it. Hoping that will be within the next two weeks, and with luck in time to get to get some use before winter sets in!