mawyatt
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Thanks for all the great discussions on the Low Cost Dinghy thread. Any advice on a matching dinghy motor?
Mike
Mike
Low cost dinghy motors
- Thread starter mawyatt
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RiverRat
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- Apr 1, 2007
- 1,137
- Boat Info
- 03 280 Sundancer
Kohler 5 KW Gen.
95 13' Boston Whaler Dauntless
- Engines
- Twin 4.3 MPI
Alpha 1 Gen 2
Are you looking to go new or used?
- Nov 26, 2006
- 7,628
- Boat Info
- 2008 44 Sedan Bridge
- Engines
- Cummins QSC-500's
Straight Drives
Throw us a bone here. Size, HP, 2/4 stroke, gas, electric?
My Yamaha 2-stroke, new, 8 HP cost $1650 last year with full warranty covered locally. I bought it online.
My Yamaha 2-stroke, new, 8 HP cost $1650 last year with full warranty covered locally. I bought it online.
- Feb 4, 2007
- 7,251
- Boat Info
- 1996 450DA, TNT, Caribe dink w/15hp OB.
- Engines
- 3126 427HP TD transmissions
what's with all the low cost threads?
Just get a good outboard. One that's matched for the dinghy (the dinghy will tell you what you can use). The difference between a low cost and a good one is only going to be a couple hundred $$ in the short run. In the long run the cheap one will cost you more.
Just get a good outboard. One that's matched for the dinghy (the dinghy will tell you what you can use). The difference between a low cost and a good one is only going to be a couple hundred $$ in the short run. In the long run the cheap one will cost you more.
mawyatt
New Member
Sorry for the late reply. I was looking at something for a 7' or 8' inflateable dinghy...maybe 2hp to 4hp. I have to tend to everything on our boat, so I'm looking at something not too heavy. I just ordered the Suzuski 2.5hp 4 stroke, it was the lowest weight (29#) I could find, along with an Aaronboats 8'2" dinghy. Hopefully this will be manageable. I'm going to play around with just tying up on the bow and stern before I decide on any davits.
Thanks for the help,
Mike
Mike
