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Dan,
You will get a lot of responses on this topic, but I will speak only from  
my own personal experience. I have the Tohatsu 8hp, two stroke on Rum 
Runner. It  has always been bullet proof, but you might have a hard time finding 
one. I also  have the 9.8 Tohatsu four stroke on a small fishing boat that 
also does very  well. I'm not real fussy about the fuel and haven't 
experienced any of the  problems other owners on the list have talked about. The four 
stroke Tohatsu  with electric start weighs about 90 pounds and costs about 
$1,830.00 from  onlineoutboards.com in TN. I would think the 8hp would be 
more than enough. Be  sure to look for the long shaft.

Rummy

In a message dated 8/16/2009 8:24:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
djohnson0671 at gmail.com writes:

I know  that we have discussed to death the ethanol fuel problems and in
particular  the Yamaha 9.9 issues - and I don't want to rehash them.
However, I am  looking for concrete recommendations for a new outboard for
our  Rhodes.

We bought an '83 (recycled by Stan in '08) and got the Yamaha  9.9 with the
boat.  It has been nothing but unreliable.  Now  after putting about $800
into repair bills in the last 2 years, I've  decided to just let it sink, or
go wherever old outboards go and buy a new  one.  The unreliability of the
motor has made our Rhodes a very fancy  raft with a very nice view from our
slip.

My ideal motor I don't  think exists - electric start, 6-8 hp, and weighing
about 75 lbs or  less.  So what are the best options out there from you
folks'  perspectives?  The boat is in a slip on the Chesapeake  (Solomons);
while I obviously would prefer to be sailing, we need an engine  to get in
and out of the slip and to get home reliably when the wind  fails.

Thanks for any and all recommendations, real-world expierences,  etc.  I'd
like to buy one this fall before the season comes to a  close.

Dan  Johnson

The Rhodes 22 Discussion Group

R22RumRunner at aol.com

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