The nuts are fine. You probably need to clean the copper connectors on the  
battery and the cable and tighten a little tighter than hand tight. Use a 
small  pair of pliers.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 6/20/2010 8:34:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ccowie at cowieassociates.com writes:

My 2009  has a long shaft and electric lift.  Stays in the water during   
high seas on the Chesapeake bay and doesn't drag when lifted.   Motor  
casing touches the rail in the raised and tilted  position.  I have a  
yamaha 8 hp run the carberator dry and  flush the cooling system with  
fresh water after each use.  Runs  great so far.  The only trouble so  
far has been the electric  switch looses power every now and then in  
the down position.   Solution is to grab the wire nuts in the laz and  
give them a  sqeeze.  Kind of like kicking a computer when it doesn't   
work.  I'm pretty sure wire nut connections on a boat are not a  good  
idea and I should replace them.

Chris Cowie
Cowie  Associates PC

On Jun 20, 2010, at 5:17 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com"  <R22RumRunner at aol.com 
> wrote:

> Joe,
> Again, it  depends on the lift. If you are getting the standard
> (non-motorized)  lift, you will want the long shaft and deal with an  
>  occasional  drag.
> (Maybe)You can tilt the motor once all the way  up.  It's not a big   
> deal. But
> you want to  keep the prop in the water while the engine is  running.
>
>  Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 6/20/2010 4:00:55 P.M.  Eastern Daylight Time,
> jjcampjr at yahoo.com writes:
>
>  Rummy:
> I'll have the 7:1 lift. I do not get the boat until July   28; I  
> believe
> it's manual, but I don't know for  sure.  Really, if the 20"  is  
> going to
>  cavitate, I have no control over that. It does what it does,    
> right?  What length
> shaft do most Rhodes owners  use?  Thaks.
> Joe
>
>
> --- On Sun, 6/20/10,  R22RumRunner at aol.com  <R22RumRunner at aol.com>  
>  wrote:
>
> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com   <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] OB  Motors
> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Sunday, June  20, 2010, 3:31  PM
>
> Also,
> Cavitation is not good  for an outboard motor. It is hard on  the   
>  cooling
> impeller (doesn't like running dry) and has been known   to twist or   
> snap
> crank
>  shafts.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message  dated  6/20/2010 1:22:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jjcampjr at yahoo.com  writes:
>
> John:
> The cavitating is something I  can  live with. OTOH (to  borrow a  
> wonderful
> acronym  from you) the  added drag when heeling to port would  be a   
> PITA (to
> borrow a  wonderful acronym from Stan).  I  hadn't considered  that,  
> and
> your
> advice  has made my decision far easier.
> Joe
>
> ---  On  Sun,  6/20/10, John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com>  wrote:
>
> From:   John Lock  <jlock at relevantarts.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list]   OB  Motors
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"    <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Sunday, June 20, 2010,  12:00   PM
>
> Longer shaft will cavitate less in rough  seas under  power.   OTOH,
> longer shaft may drag the  prop in the  water when heeled over  to port
> under   sail.
>
> Cheers!
> John  Lock
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> s/v Pandion -  '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake  Sinclair,  GA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> On   Jun 20, 2010, at 10:45, Joe Camp  wrote:
>> Hello; here's a  probably  easy question:  In the realm of  long  shaft
>> OB  motors, would a 25" shaft have any advantage  over  a 20"  shaft?
>> Thanks.
>> Joe Camp  (poem   included)
>>
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