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Tony:
You will have to put up with the noise. A friend who used to paddle a lot got a deal on a two HP o/b. Can go all day on a gallon but he does not like the loss of serenity and neither do I when I paddle beside him. I have an electric motor. Quiet. but the battery weighs about 60 lbs. Motor is havy too. Range is about 10 miles. Could/Would you switch to a kayak? I find canoeing which i used to do a lot, hurts my back so I use a kayak which is more balanced. Still it is peaceful and less work in the wind.. FWIW John "Tony Roberts" wrote in message ... Can't paddle like I used to - is a small outboard the answer? Tony |
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"Quiet" is a relative term Next to a 140 hp the 2.3hp is dead "quiet", but
compared to a paddle it's still noisier than heck. I understand that your back problem makes canoe paddling difficult if not nigh onto impossible, but I gather from your query that you are only assuming that the problem will also make kayak paddling difficult. If I'm correct then why not actually try a kayak just to be sure? There's a world of difference between paddling the two types of craft and, with the proper seat arrangement - Wilderness Systems Phase 3 seat, for example - you may be quite comfortable. "Tony Roberts" wrote in message ... I like the quiet too, but I can't paddle - back problem like John. I imagine, for me, a kayak would not do either. I'm thinking of the Honda 4 stroke 2.3 hp outboard. This is alleged to be "quiet" - is it any good? "John" wrote in message ... Tony: You will have to put up with the noise. A friend who used to paddle a lot got a deal on a two HP o/b. Can go all day on a gallon but he does not like the loss of serenity and neither do I when I paddle beside him. I have an electric motor. Quiet. but the battery weighs about 60 lbs. Motor is havy too. Range is about 10 miles. Could/Would you switch to a kayak? I find canoeing which i used to do a lot, hurts my back so I use a kayak which is more balanced. Still it is peaceful and less work in the wind.. FWIW John "Tony Roberts" wrote in message ... Can't paddle like I used to - is a small outboard the answer? Tony |
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I have a 4 hp Yamaha 4-stroke, much quieter than my old 7 hp 2-stroke,
especially at low RPM. I imagine that a smaller Honda 4 stroke would be even quieter. I have not used it on my canoe, too heavy, probably too powerful, around 50 pounds, I recall. I use it on a 14 foot aluminum boat that weighs 150 pounds or so. The aluminum boat lives on the trailer, although I think that it could be rooftopped with the right system. Richard Tony Roberts wrote: Can't paddle like I used to - is a small outboard the answer? Tony |
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Can't paddle like I used to - is a small outboard the answer?
Tony |
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I like the quiet too, but I can't paddle - back problem like John. I
imagine, for me, a kayak would not do either. I'm thinking of the Honda 4 stroke 2.3 hp outboard. This is alleged to be "quiet" - is it any good? "John" wrote in message ... Tony: You will have to put up with the noise. A friend who used to paddle a lot got a deal on a two HP o/b. Can go all day on a gallon but he does not like the loss of serenity and neither do I when I paddle beside him. I have an electric motor. Quiet. but the battery weighs about 60 lbs. Motor is havy too. Range is about 10 miles. Could/Would you switch to a kayak? I find canoeing which i used to do a lot, hurts my back so I use a kayak which is more balanced. Still it is peaceful and less work in the wind.. FWIW John "Tony Roberts" wrote in message ... Can't paddle like I used to - is a small outboard the answer? Tony |
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On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 15:14:59 -0700, "Tony Roberts"
wrote: Can't paddle like I used to - is a small outboard the answer? Tony I used to use a little MinKota electric on my canoe. Crept up river relatively slowly and _very_ quietly. A couple of times startled the heck out of wild turkeys near the shore. Once during hunting season when they're really paranoid. You'll want a motor mount (my Stearns inflatable has one, but I quietly set it aside as soon as I bought it). The battery, however, weighs as much as a full gas tank. I got tired of carrying it to and from the truck. Hmmm. If I used the boat ramp, I'd be closer, right? Maybe I'll try that again on this one. But first I'll try hefting a battery. Now that I have an indoor garage with electric plugs, I'd not have to carry it from vehicle to house, either. And I'm using a car, so the lift in and out wouldn't be as high. The motor itself is very light, btw. -- rbc: vixen Fairly harmless Hit reply to email. But strip out the 'invalid.' Though I'm very slow to respond. http://www.visi.com/~cyli |
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I'll give it a go.
"Alan Smith" wrote in message ... "Quiet" is a relative term Next to a 140 hp the 2.3hp is dead "quiet", but compared to a paddle it's still noisier than heck. I understand that your back problem makes canoe paddling difficult if not nigh onto impossible, but I gather from your query that you are only assuming that the problem will also make kayak paddling difficult. If I'm correct then why not actually try a kayak just to be sure? There's a world of difference between paddling the two types of craft and, with the proper seat arrangement - Wilderness Systems Phase 3 seat, for example - you may be quite comfortable. "Tony Roberts" wrote in message ... I like the quiet too, but I can't paddle - back problem like John. I imagine, for me, a kayak would not do either. I'm thinking of the Honda 4 stroke 2.3 hp outboard. This is alleged to be "quiet" - is it any good? "John" wrote in message ... Tony: You will have to put up with the noise. A friend who used to paddle a lot got a deal on a two HP o/b. Can go all day on a gallon but he does not like the loss of serenity and neither do I when I paddle beside him. I have an electric motor. Quiet. but the battery weighs about 60 lbs. Motor is havy too. Range is about 10 miles. Could/Would you switch to a kayak? I find canoeing which i used to do a lot, hurts my back so I use a kayak which is more balanced. Still it is peaceful and less work in the wind.. FWIW John "Tony Roberts" wrote in message ... Can't paddle like I used to - is a small outboard the answer? Tony |
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I also have back problems and the Wilderness
Systems Phase 3 seat made a world of difference when it came to paddling my Kayak. Just thought I should give my two cents. Steve -- Steve Bennett Freelance Web Developer "Tony Roberts" wrote in message ... I'll give it a go. "Alan Smith" wrote in message ... "Quiet" is a relative term Next to a 140 hp the 2.3hp is dead "quiet", but compared to a paddle it's still noisier than heck. I understand that your back problem makes canoe paddling difficult if not nigh onto impossible, but I gather from your query that you are only assuming that the problem will also make kayak paddling difficult. If I'm correct then why not actually try a kayak just to be sure? There's a world of difference between paddling the two types of craft and, with the proper seat arrangement - Wilderness Systems Phase 3 seat, for example - you may be quite comfortable. "Tony Roberts" wrote in message ... I like the quiet too, but I can't paddle - back problem like John. I imagine, for me, a kayak would not do either. I'm thinking of the Honda 4 stroke 2.3 hp outboard. This is alleged to be "quiet" - is it any good? "John" wrote in message ... Tony: You will have to put up with the noise. A friend who used to paddle a lot got a deal on a two HP o/b. Can go all day on a gallon but he does not like the loss of serenity and neither do I when I paddle beside him. I have an electric motor. Quiet. but the battery weighs about 60 lbs. Motor is havy too. Range is about 10 miles. Could/Would you switch to a kayak? I find canoeing which i used to do a lot, hurts my back so I use a kayak which is more balanced. Still it is peaceful and less work in the wind.. FWIW John "Tony Roberts" wrote in message ... Can't paddle like I used to - is a small outboard the answer? Tony |
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I saw and heard running today the 2.3 Honda and a 2.5 Mariner. The latter is
also sold badged as Mercury and is made by Tohatsu. Interestingly, they are both much noiser than I expected, but the Mariner, which is a water cooled 2 stroke is much quieter than the Honda which is an air cooled 4 stroke. Also, the vibration is much less on the Mariner. So, surprises all round. Now I'm not sure whether either is suitable. I'll need to think about it. What would be really nice would be the Honda engine from one of their generators, which are really quiet, fitted to the marine output transmission. The dealer I spoke to said the previous Honda model, a side valve engine, was much quieter. He had also tried to silence the 2.3 without success. It needs a bigger exhaust system apparently. "Richard Ferguson" wrote in message ... I have a 4 hp Yamaha 4-stroke, much quieter than my old 7 hp 2-stroke, especially at low RPM. I imagine that a smaller Honda 4 stroke would be even quieter. I have not used it on my canoe, too heavy, probably too powerful, around 50 pounds, I recall. I use it on a 14 foot aluminum boat that weighs 150 pounds or so. The aluminum boat lives on the trailer, although I think that it could be rooftopped with the right system. Richard Tony Roberts wrote: Can't paddle like I used to - is a small outboard the answer? Tony |
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