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Post by patty on Apr 14, 2019 18:52:12 GMT
I think there might be a design flaw. No expert and would never claim to know anything about boats. ![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/iqYAAOSwaVxcq2GY/s-l400.jpg) Even to a total numpty(me) that don't look right and how come he's painted out the name.....is it his to sell? ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) ??
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 19:01:54 GMT
It seems to have Tohatsu written on it. A well respected outboard motor brand.
I was thinking that the internal location for the outboard could be problematic.
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Post by Jim on Apr 15, 2019 6:13:10 GMT
It seems to have Tohatsu written on it. A well respected outboard motor brand. I was thinking that the internal location for the outboard could be problematic. Why? Thoughts are a dangerous thing, "I followed a muck cart cos I thought it was a wedding".
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 7:27:58 GMT
If the cutout on the transom is not correctly done I think the engine will gas itself or the occupants.
Might be fine but it could be a problem depending on the exact design.
Yes dawncrafts are fine but there are some other boats with outboard wells which are problematic.
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Post by Jim on Apr 15, 2019 8:29:51 GMT
If the cutout on the transom is not correctly done I think the engine will gas itself or the occupants. Might be fine but it could be a problem depending on the exact design. Yes dawncrafts are fine but there are some other boats with outboard wells which are problematic. Ok, fairy nuff. I only have experience of Dawncraft, an admirable setup. I doubt it could gas itself while moving, the exhaust goes away with the propstream.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 8:41:00 GMT
It would want to be electric start otherwise it would be too tempting to leave it running when stationary. ![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/yKoAAOSw~TdcqOJW/s-l1600.jpg) It does go down to the waterline but obviously there must be some sort of cutout one would hope. As for gas you do get some coming out of the relief ports half way up the leg this would be the gas which might starve the engine of oxygen.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 8:44:20 GMT
don't look right and how come he's painted out the name.....is it his to sell? ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) ?? Thats just to hide the name of the boat on the advertismemt
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Post by Jim on Apr 15, 2019 9:21:11 GMT
It would want to be electric start otherwise it would be too tempting to leave it running when stationary. ![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/yKoAAOSw~TdcqOJW/s-l1600.jpg) It does go down to the waterline but obviously there must be some sort of cutout one would hope. As for gas you do get some coming out of the relief ports half way up the leg this would be the gas which might starve the engine of oxygen. re relief ports, not much gas, its on tick over, and there will be a cut out at the back, to tilt the engine of nowt else.
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Post by JohnV on Apr 15, 2019 9:26:12 GMT
Tohatsu are fairly basic little engines, I had one as a "get you home" on my Shetland, decent enough little thing for the money but I didn't think the small ones had electric start and by the looks of that well, starting could be knuckle damaging
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 9:42:10 GMT
Looking at bottom left of photo there is a thick double wire coming out so it has electrics of some sort. Possibly just a coil.
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Post by bargemast on Apr 15, 2019 15:05:13 GMT
Bit of an unusual shape. I wonder who built it. Its got lifting eyes so I guess its an ex naval vessel of some sort. Life ring says Hector London so probably used as a houseboat previously. Seems to have Perkins 4 pots in there. Big project for someone. If its teak that's quite interesting. Maybe an unusual shape for the UK, but you can see many boats with a quite similar shape in the Netherlands of a type that was built from somewhere in the 60's to somewhere in the 80's of a type named "DOERAK", they still build them to order and do restore older ones to their former glory all the time at the "PRO-AQUA" yard. Here a lauching video of a Doerak Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 15:16:16 GMT
Yes I've seen a few of those in england. Did not know what they were called. I think there might be one listed at the moment as Lisa at Chertsey had a couple of them.
Will see if I can find it.
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Post by Jim on Apr 15, 2019 16:01:01 GMT
Simple hull shape, made up from flat sheets. I see it has one keel, with 2 it could sit down on hard standing.
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Post by bargemast on Apr 15, 2019 16:34:54 GMT
Simple hull shape, made up from flat sheets. I see it has one keel, with 2 it could sit down on hard standing. Yes Jim, their hull shape is simple very much like a "Scow", the single keel looks probably deeper than it is in reality, as at bow and stern it seems rather high, but in the middle of the boat it isn't much more than 4 to 5 ", a few wooden blocks wood be enough already to keep the boat level on hard standing. More than 2500 of these boats were built in different sizes they were very popular when new, and they still are now. Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2019 22:06:27 GMT
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