[C320-list] Inflatable dinghy

[Robert Seastream]

I have a Bombard (Zodiac) Typhoon 250 with a Honda 2 hp 4 cycle engine.
The engine weighs 27 pounds and has a one liter integral gas tank.
The engine was $875 new from my marina.
Centripetal clutch, so no gear shift.

Robert Seastream
Intuition, hull # 906
Portsmouth, NH

On Jan 1, 2006, at 6:16 PM, Allan Field wrote:

> Kit - I have had both 2 and 4-cycle dingy motors.  At the end of the 
> day, my
> vote would be for a 4-cycle.  On the downside, they are 2-3 times 
> heavier
> than a 2-cycle and do not have a self-contained gas tank.  On the 
> upside,
> they are much cleaner for the environment, you run the engine dry at 
> the end
> of each run which keeps the gas from going bad in the carburetor, and 
> there
> is no mixing of gas and oil.
>
> Allan S. Field
> Sea Shadow - #808
> Herrington Harbour South
> Rosehaven, MD
>
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>
> Like every other sailor I have time to spend money. This time I am
> considering an Avon 310 RIB with a 2cycle 3.5 hp outboard. does anyone 
> have
> thoughts on
> a better plan?
> Kit Carson
> #223
>
> Note I am on a lake so speed is no issue
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