Caesar,
The motor is a 8 BHP Tohatsu, 2 stroke without electric start. It's easy to 
 start  with just half of a pull. It's slightly louder than a four stroke  
and burns a little more gas, but I love it. Two thirds throttle will bring 
the  boat to hull speed around 6 mph. I have never been at a lack for power, 
even in  high winds and heavy waves.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 11/9/2009 3:48:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com writes:

Rummy,

48 lbs!  What's the horsepower of that motor,  and how well does it move 
Rum Runner?  On a lake you don't have current  to deal with, but at 48 lbs you 
are making us with 100 lbs plus motor think we  are carrying excess wait 
and  horsepower.

Caesar

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From:  "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009 10:05:01  AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Now electric motor  lift

Lee,
>From the photos I don't see anything that looks  unusual. You may have 
found 
the answer yourself. An electric winch motor  draws a lot of amperage. Your 
battery needs to be fully charged and fresh  for it to provide sufficient 
power  to operate the lift. I don't see  that 135 lbs would be to much 
weight 
for the  lift motor, but then my  Tohatsu weighs in at a hefty 48 pounds. 
Try 
spraying a  little WD40  on the underside of the lift belt.

Rummy


In a message dated  11/9/2009 10:38:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
LKUHN at cnmc.org  writes:

http://old.nabble.com/file/p26268434/At%2BEase%2B10-5-09%2B020.jpg

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