Motor weight issues E-Tec vs 4-stroke

[Sawdust]

Mike,

I just put a halibut or two aft to shift the weight.
Each owner uses her/his boat differently. I've gone from single to twin, to single to twin, so many times -- whew! A partner in a Johnson dealership in the early 1940's -- and had one or two of those noisy rascals on a boat ever since.

100 per danged percent agree in weight aft in a following sea. When skippering a charter, even had folks move aft when crossing a bad bar... and if usually running 40 or so miles offshore you can bet I'd have two back there. Other ways to get weight aft, though, and keep the bow up.

The 90 E-TEC sure looks purty on the back of my 22, and should have her doing break-in time in a few days. I've talked to three people who have them - all Arima - and they really like the way they perform. I've had thousands of troublefree hours with Honda, so switching isn't easy.

Of course I know Red Fox likes Honda best - he's just funning old Dusty

Dusty

[Redƒox]

Right on Mike!! And thank you

I was thinking the other day: This whole issue of "Weight" is really a discussion for ---- BASS BOATS ---- Not C-Dory's C-Dory's LOVE WEIGHT on their transom, and if you have trim-tabs, it's essential to good, safe handling, to have a lot of motor weight, period!!.

It don't matter if your in an "Alaskan Trailing Sea, or any other "Trailing Sea" their all nasty to a flat bottomed boat, and the C-Dory is no exception.

To make that 2-Stroke "as quiet" from what I read about them: They have to add some gadgetry to achieve it (no thanks!!) A modern 4-stroke is probably much less sophisticated than the latest rage (E-Tech)

A news break from the SnowMobile Industry: Yamaha has been kickin "2-stoke butt" with there Genesis 5-Valve 4-Strokes! Setting new world records, going head to head with the baddest 2-strokes in existence!! The reason for this is (of course) a 4-stroke can handle a sustained power-level for longer, and there built different (using babbitt-bearings and a cast crank, rather than a multiple-piece crank design in the Ball-Bearing, pinned-together 2-stroke engines, there competing against.
There are many more aspects to this interesting topic (2-stroke vs 4-stroke) But wouldn't you know it.... I'm out of time
(and maybe some don't care about it anyway... were talking marine engines here...
Have a good day... I'm out...