Want To Buy: Small Dinghy Outboard

[eisselhardt]

Live in Maryland. Looking for a small, light weight outboard for my dingy.

Thanks!

[S/V Antares]

How big is the dink? Brand?
Do you expect to plane off?
What is the dink rated for?

Weight appears to be your concern (Mine also)
My little 3.5 Tahatsu 4 stroke (AKA Mercury, Nissan) pushes us along on an 8 ft rigid bottom. No speedster by gets us to thge dock. If I were needing to go a mile or more or diving I would have a larger setup. Lets hear the stats and we can give some advice ...for what it is worth!

[eisselhardt]

Hey, thanks! It's an 8 foot semi-rigid (inflatable) that mostly hangs on its davits. Mostly used to go from hook to shore, with an occasional foray across the Potomac River. Can't imagine I'd need more than 5 hp, and could probably get by with 2.5. Weight is definitely a prime consideration--considering 2 stroke for that very reason. Not sure what it's rating is....

[mbianka]

I use a Honda BP2 four stroke on my 8 foot Portaboat. It came with the boat when I bought it so I've used it over 15 years now. Has worked very well for my needs. If it ever dies I probably will go electric with something like the Torqeedo Travel 1003 as a replacement.

[ShaunJ]

I have been thinking about selling my Honda 2hp 4stroke that's only a few years old. It's only 27lbs and is air cooled, so no need to worry about impellers. My dingy will take up to 5hp and I think I want to upgrade....

Let me know if this is what you are looking for.

ShaunJ

[phantomracer]

Love my 1968 Evinrude Mate. 9#, 1.5 HP. Starts first pull every time. Simple to service. Ugly and old looking that no one would steal it at the dinghy dock!

[S/V Antares]

Originally Posted by eisselhardt

Live in Maryland. Looking for a small, light weight outboard for my dingy.

Thanks!

Sounds like you do not need much. The 2 hp Honda is air cooled and easy to maintain. I like 4 strokes. run a 2 stroke in a bucket for a while and you would see why. A 2.5 or 3.5 would do. Under 40 lb.

[ShaunJ]

Here is my Honda

[ShaunJ]

[ShaunJ]