[C320-list] Securing outboard engine and gasoline
Richard A. Walker
dickwalker at att.net
Sun Jun 25 16:06:16 PDT 2006
I jus came back with using the Garhauer Dingy Davits for a 5 day trip. They
are great more to follow. BEST BUY AT $600.
Cheers,
Dick Walker
740 Olive Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118-2136
619.435.8986
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Scott - The Garhauer crane is a much better buy than was the Kato by
$200-$300 although the Kato is truly a work of art. At the time, I could
not get Garhauer to return phone calls. Gerry Douglas finally stepped in and
I got a call from the Garhauer owner but it was too late - I had already
placed the order with Kato. Patience is not one of my virtues...especially
when I feel like I have to beg someone to take my boat bucks! I have never
seen a Garhauer crane but from what I hear of them, they are a good value
and well worth looking into.
Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - #808
Columbia, MD
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From: Peter Herron <peteherron at adelphia.net>
> Scott - We also store our outboard on a WM mount on the aft rail. It's
> been there for 10 years and shows no sign of falling off. We use a
> Garhauer lift for moving the motor. These lifts are a great buy. The
> gas tank is a U-shaped tank that mounts to the dinghy transom. When
> not in use it fits nicely in the anchor well, and the anchor well vent
> lets vapors go overboard.
>
> When back at the dock, I attach a water hose to the motor with
> "earmuffs" to run fresh water through the engine and to run the fuel
> out of the motor. It's an old, smoke belching 8 hp two-stroke and the
> fuel runs out in just a couple of minutes.
>
> Pete
> Dreamtime, #329
>
>
> On Jun 24, 2006, at 10:12 AM, allan.field at comcast.net wrote:
>
> > Scott - I'll weigh in on this one from our experience. We have a
> > Nissan 5 HP, 4-stroke with an external fuel tank. I have had
> > 2-strokes in the past with internal tanks but would not go back to
> > them as the fuel left in the tank tends to wax the carb if stored for
> > a time. Plus the 4-stroke is more environment friendly.
> >
> > We keep the motor on the aft stern rail on a motor mount we got from
> > WM. The motor weighs about 80 pounds. We also had Kato Marine in
> > Annapolis make us a lifting crane with a 4:1 purchase. With the
> > crane, moving the engine from rail to digny transom literally is a
> > one-handed job. The stern rail is no worse the wear for holding the
> > motor these past 4 years or so.
> >
> > Our external tank holds 2.5 gallons of gas. Even after being out for
> > 18 days (as we are now) and all the other times we use the dingy
> > during the season, we will not empty the tank. We do add Sta-Bil to
> > the tank. After each trip, we disconnect the hose from the tank to
> > the motor at the tank with the motor running so as to exhaust all fuel
> > both in the hose and in the engine. We found that leaving fuel in the
> > hose stunk up the boat and leaving fuel in the motor for an extended
> > period gummed up the carb. What is really surprising is that once the
> > hose is disconnected from the tank, it takes a good 15-20 minutes for
> > all the fuel to burn-off. Little wonder we can't use 2.5 gallons of
> > gas in an entire season.
> >
> > The final lesson learned is to keep the fuel tank vent slightly
> > cracked open even when storing the tank. Otherwise, pressure builds
> > up in the tank and eventually gas starts to blow past the seals. The
> > tank directions also recommend doing this but in our case, Field's Law
> > prevailed - If Field has a 50/50 chance of doing something right or
> > wrong the first time, 90% of the time Field will do it wrong the first
> > time...
> >
> > We also purchased a Honda 2000 generator. It will not start a 12,000
> > BTU air conditioner. However, it will run the microwave, outlets and
> > charger fine. We store ours in the anchor well and have the factory
> > cover (extra cost) in place. However, we do not carry spare gas cans
> > on board. If we did, I imagine that I would lash them to a side
> > stanchion somehow but again, these motors use so little fuel that
> > carrying spare just is not necessary.
> >
> > We did see another Catalina on this trip with the Honda generator.
> > They removed the seat between the 2 aft lockers and store their
> > generator in that space. The geneator stuck out maybe 6 inches past
> > the seat. This may be something we do in the future as since
> > installing the NavPod for the chartplotter, that seat has become
> > virtually worthless anyway as we can no longer see forward under the
> > instrument pod.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Allan S. Field
> > Sea Shadow - #808
> > Columbia, MD
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: Scott Thompson
> >
> >> I'm in the market for an outboard for a dinghy and possibly for one of
> >> the Honda 2000 generators that Orlando is keen on. Questions: Where do
> >> others secure their outboards when not on the dinghy? Do the Johnson
> >> or
> >> Edson mounting brackets work well on the stern rail of a 1999 vintage
> >> 320? What kind of weight limit are we talking about to use these?
> >> Also, where do others store a spare gas can on board?
> >>
> >> Scott Thompson
> >> Surprise, 653
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
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