Celebrating Positives (offset of the Gripes Thread)

[nomadpete]

Here here!

[Jerry_Atrick]

There, there

[facthunter]

Drip drip. wears rocks. Some don't wear socks. My patience wears thin. I think I'm getting weary wondering whether weather worries wethers . What do ewes think? Mr Hughes  wants to USE it in a quick quiz but I can't confirm it without a squiz. nev

[Marty_d]

You could sing hip hop Nev.

[facthunter]

My hips won't take  a hop but a free trip's on the cards. I only sing in the shower when everyone's out, but it mucks up my shaving..  Nev

[Litespeed]

Good Karma finally comes for a late Christmas.

 

December was a bit rough last year.

 

Firstly some bastard decided they wanted my tinny and motor, I tied up on dock at the passage at 6 pm, returned at 9pm to discover it disappeared.

 

3 days later Maritime called to say they found it 3kms away dumped in mangroves. Completely stripped, I lost the motor 8hp Johnson in perfect condition, two tanks, tools, oars and even the fuckin bailing bucket. The boat was left as it's well known and has rego/him plated.

 

Naturally I was pissed off.

 

Then on the 23rd, my 56 year old brother died of long COVID, sudden and tragic.

 

December really sucked.

 

Alas Karma shines eventually..

 

Last Monday I was chatting to a salty sailor working on his tinny motor and been frustrated, he needs 100% reliability, he has a lovely 48ft catamaran and is going North. He will use his off shore.

He was prepared to dump it and buy new.

 

A quick negotiation and bingo.

He bought a new Tohatsu 9.9hp four-stroke that's injected and I got his 9.9hp Johnson two-stroke.

Its a old school Aussie made machine and he is the original owner since new in 1990.

 

Came with heaps of spares, a new spare prop,  spare carby, tank, oil and 30 litres new fuel. A bonus is a 100-1 oil mix so not smokey and half the oil cost. Even has the original manual.

 

A absolute bargain at cost of two shitty VB cases of beer.

 

I love the old Johnson's, solid not plastic and easy to keep reliable. I find they are the best old motor you can get. I have suffered cheap Chinese crap Parsun machines and the are almost disposable quality wise. An added bonus is converting to 15hp is just a bigger carb. Most require new electrics and the carb so very happy.

 

Parts are easy to get, even new stock and plenty of old motors to salvage. This is important as the bloody Parsun distributor doesn't carry spares. Even a broken starter is pot luck to replace, assuming the box doesn't break beforehand. No more shit motors for me. You can bet no Parsun will be going 35 years later like a Johnson.

 

I had been using oars and then a little 3.5hp single, it will be great having grunt again. Amazingly the little 3.5hp uses more fuel than the 8hp did, I expect the same from the 10hp. The single is just full throttle most of the time.

 

I am about to throw in some crab pots to catch some blue swimmers or muddies. I will eat them and drink to my brother, he loved 🎣.

 

This time I will hide a locator tag in the motor to track the thieves if needed. I have a spear gun- they are warned..

 

 

 

 

Edited March 20 by Litespeed

[facthunter]

100:1 is a bit light on especially for a motor that doesn't get fully warmed up. TCW3 is the environmental oil but is NOT recommended in any Aero engine, even the Liquid cooled ones.   IF you are going to up the Output( I wouldn't bother) I'd especially look into a "better" oil or inject a squirt in before starting and when not using it much..  Nev

[Litespeed]

I use full synthetic oil.

100-1 has long been the standard for quality two strokes eg Johnson and Yamaha.

If it was a motorbike or aircraft, I would mod the mix slightly. I could use 75-1 if doing lots of short runs.

 

I always run low throttle till it warms up. Once I have got it tuned properly I will check the plugs.

 

I have used the synthetic in bikes and boats since 1986, high quality oil really rewards.

[octave]

18 minutes ago, Litespeed said:

I use full synthetic oil.

My wife and I use Astroglide

 

 

 

[nomadpete]

Do You use astroglide at 100:1 or 50:1? Is it good for the chainsaw, too?

[facthunter]

Chainsaws aren't that fussy.  Nev

[nomadpete]

5 minutes ago, facthunter said:

Chainsaws aren't that fussy.  Nev

I try to look after my bedside two strokes.

 

(Nobody ever called me Victa!)

[facthunter]

2 stroke oils reduce carbon build up and mix with petrol better.  It you had a 2 stroke bike in the 50's you'd decoke tit and the exhaust port about every 1500 Miles. You just used straight 50 engine oil at a high rate.  Same with A SEAGULL outboard which had Plain bearings as Ball races wouldn't last long near salt water. Mix was about 3:1 .    Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

@Litespeed - Glad to hear things are on the up. Best wishes for smooth sailing from here on in

[spacesailor]

Please keep us forum'ites posted on your ports of call .

spacesailor

[facthunter]

Pity the Neighbourhood standard is dropping.  I  looked up a bit on the Outboard .   I'll get back to you Later. Nev

[pmccarthy]

I was once saved from an uncertain fate by a Seagull outboard that was used as a standby engine. It was a slow trip home from the reef.

[onetrack]

I was once marooned and left drifting in a large billabong full of giant crocodiles, thanks to TWO outboards that BOTH refused to run!! (look up Corroboree Billabong). The primary outboard failed to start, then the backup outboard failed to start as well! We drifted for a good half hour before another boat came to our rescue! Meantimes, we sat and watched as two 4.7M crocs devoured a water buffalo!

[nomadpete]

Were you too frightened to use the oars?

[facthunter]

I'd be lying in the bottom of the boat out of sight and making no noise..  Nev

[Litespeed]

Makes swimming with Bull sharks seem safe.

[facthunter]

I don't wish to find out. When  I swam with Sharks, BULL sharks were not around. Nev

[onetrack]

Pete - There were no oars - and the strict instructions from the crew were NEVER to hang any body part (or anything else, for that matter), over the side of the boat!

[spacesailor]

You should have one oar , to ' scull '  , ( learn it ) .

Sculling is an art form . Churning figure eights in the water .

spacesailor

[onetrack]

If you put something in the water of Corroboree Billabong, you'd get the end bitten off it, within 10 or 20 seconds!