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Strontium Dog - 14/6/10 at 12:45 PM

For my locost boat

My engine is dead so I need a 50-60hp engine. Anything cheap considered but an old Mercury Blueband with Thunderbolt ignition would be ideal as I have spares.

Anything fairly cheap though will do as I want to get on the water asap!

Cheers, Si.

designer - 14/6/10 at 03:26 PM

Don'r forget, two-stroke outboards are illegal soon.

Stuart_B - 14/6/10 at 04:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by designer
Don'r forget, two-stroke outboards are illegal soon.


are you sure?

i know jetski two stroke good phased out, about 3 years ago, similar type off age for outboards.

but 2 stroke, is coming back i am told, with direct injection, and other bits to make it cleaner, and more efficient than a 4 stroke.

can not help on the engine front that small, we have a spare 150 v6.lol

stuart

Strontium Dog - 14/6/10 at 06:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Stuart_B
quote:
Originally posted by designer
Don'r forget, two-stroke outboards are illegal soon.


are you sure?

i know jetski two stroke good phased out, about 3 years ago, similar type off age for outboards.

but 2 stroke, is coming back i am told, with direct injection, and other bits to make it cleaner, and more efficient than a 4 stroke.

can not help on the engine front that small, we have a spare 150 v6.lol

stuart


Yes, that might be a bit much on my 17ft dory. Would be bloody fast though!

plentywahalla - 14/6/10 at 08:26 PM

2 sroke outboards were banned from manufacture in 2007.

But old, pre 2007 2 stroke outboards are perfectly legal to use still, no problem.