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Engine weight on my nauset
souweine	#1  Posted on 03/06/08 - 1:13 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 85 Comments: 0 Joined: 02/27/07	Can you tell yet that I am indecisive yet? How much is the weight difference between a light 261 lbs 2 Stroke and a 369 lbs 4 stroke going to make? I have had a yamaha 3 hp on the back, and the battery back there. WIth a 4 stroke I could ditch the 3hp, and move the battery up under the console. \ I've even heard of people putting some lead up in the front locker. Thoughts? Maybe pictures? Thanks! Joshua 1988 Revenge 22WT
Binkie	#2  Posted on 03/06/08 - 3:49 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	I personally don`t recommend lead in the forward locker, It is a poor crutch. Also I would keep the 3hp kicker. Its a secure feeling to have a kicker. I would move the battery under the console, keep the anchor in the forward locker If possible you could experiment with moving the console and rear seat forward 6 inches or so. rich
danedg	#3  Posted on 03/06/08 - 8:06 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 349 Comments: 6 Joined: 01/24/06	I've never figured out how to put 2 photo's into these things...so here's the first... Chris G's Eastport with the old 70HP Evinrude 2 spanker...probably 260#.... danedg attached the following image: [95.82Kb]
danedg	#4  Posted on 03/06/08 - 8:14 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 349 Comments: 6 Joined: 01/24/06	And the same boat with the new Johnson 70HP 4S....probably 360#... Yes...it probably sits an inch lower....but there's no comparison between the 2 motors...the 4 will spoil you rotten...real quick! Power, efficiency, quietness..... Please don't put lead in your forward locker....you don't need it..... danedg attached the following image: [26.25Kb] Edited by danedg on 03/06/08 - 8:17 PM
souweine	#5  Posted on 03/07/08 - 3:42 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 85 Comments: 0 Joined: 02/27/07	Thanks for the pictures. Just what I was looking for!! Joshua 1988 Revenge 22WT
Davidk	#6  Posted on 03/07/08 - 3:44 PM
Member Posts: 196 Comments: 1 Joined: 12/05/07	I went around and around on this weight issue for so long. I finally threw my hands up and said.....You know when I was little we used to put 6 people in this boat. Most sat behind the seat (63 nauset) on a bench by the transom. The boat had a 265# 2 stroke. We never seemed to have any issue running the boat and there must have been an extra several hundred pounds back there. I said the heck with it. The new engine is 100# heavier than the old one. What could 100# do that a bunch of us sitting back there didn't do?