Outboard Motor Secrets - book recommendation - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T12:19:56Zhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/outboard-motor-secrets-book-recommendation?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A682810&feed=yes&xn_auth=noi really miss my 1968 Mercur…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-19:2036984:Comment:6828512016-06-19T13:38:44.577ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><br/> i really miss my 1968 Mercury 9.8hp... it used to go thru a water pump a season... after awhile they quit stocking parts for them so i had to shelve the motor</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><br/> i really miss my 1968 Mercury 9.8hp... it used to go thru a water pump a season... after awhile they quit stocking parts for them so i had to shelve the motor</span></i></b></p> The book is also a huge boon…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-19:2036984:Comment:6828142016-06-19T00:47:07.526ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
The book is also a huge boon to the motorheads understanding of the subtleties of the 2-stroke outboard's operation.<br />
They came first, of course, and the 4-stroke outboard owes much to the principles and practices established in 2-strokes.<br />
I know I was ignorant to much of this until I got into this book. But I grasp more about the workings of BOTH types, now, than I ever suspected was there.<br />
I love engines of all kinds, and I'm gaining a new appreciation for the outboard in this experience.
The book is also a huge boon to the motorheads understanding of the subtleties of the 2-stroke outboard's operation.<br />
They came first, of course, and the 4-stroke outboard owes much to the principles and practices established in 2-strokes.<br />
I know I was ignorant to much of this until I got into this book. But I grasp more about the workings of BOTH types, now, than I ever suspected was there.<br />
I love engines of all kinds, and I'm gaining a new appreciation for the outboard in this experience. Essentially yes because the b…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-18:2036984:Comment:6828102016-06-18T23:57:09.872ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
Essentially yes because the book is 15 years old.<br />
Now if you hang around boat ramps, much, you still see a lot of older 2-strokes.<br />
It's for those people I posted this.<br />
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The low end market is being overtaken by the 4 strokes, as you note, for a simple reason: it's impractical to include the technology that makes 2-strokes as good as they can be, in the under 50 up mills.<br />
In the future I expect the only place you'll see 2-strikes is in the 150hp and up, high performance market.
Essentially yes because the book is 15 years old.<br />
Now if you hang around boat ramps, much, you still see a lot of older 2-strokes.<br />
It's for those people I posted this.<br />
<br />
The low end market is being overtaken by the 4 strokes, as you note, for a simple reason: it's impractical to include the technology that makes 2-strokes as good as they can be, in the under 50 up mills.<br />
In the future I expect the only place you'll see 2-strikes is in the 150hp and up, high performance market. just me personally i couldn't…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-18:2036984:Comment:6827822016-06-18T18:31:12.877ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">just me personally i couldn't wait to upgrade to a four stroker... for one 2-cycles were so messy on the water or environment. i hated to mix oil and gas... i love the fuel economy on the 4 stroke.…</span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">just me personally i couldn't wait to upgrade to a four stroker... for one 2-cycles were so messy on the water or environment. i hated to mix oil and gas... i love the fuel economy on the 4 stroke.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">currently I'm shopping for an electric start 15hp two cycle isn't even available. is the author only talking older motors?</span></i></b></p>