Are the same engine, different decal. My wife has the 3.5 long shaft on her Ty Daysailor and it works well. As stated the reverse is by rotating the engine. For most of her sailing, she leaves it down. In port, she tips it up out of the water. Use a cable or chain to lock it to the boat - not all kids are trustworthy.
It is also light enough that she can pull it to change the shear pin. This is the one weak point on it. Be sure it is at dead slow idle before engaging the clutch!
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Mike Wainfeld
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I usually motor out of my canal, about a five minute ride, then head into the wind, pull up the sails, kill the motor and just tilt it up. It doesn't seem to affect the trim, and I think that it's good to run the motor frequently if only for a short time. (as noted in a previous post) Taking the motor off the bracket each time would be a hassle.
I usually motor out of my canal, about a five minute ride, then head into the wind, pull up the sails, kill the motor and just tilt it up. It doesn't seem to affect the trim, and I think that it's good to run the motor frequently if only for a short time. (as noted in a previous post) Taking the motor off the bracket each time would be a hassle.
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Mike Wainfeld
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Bayshore, NY - Contact:
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The motor is a 3hp long shaft Yamaha. You hardly notice it hanging off the stern
The motor is a 3hp long shaft Yamaha. You hardly notice it hanging off the stern
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winthrop fisher
- Posts: 837
- Joined: Feb 7th, '05, 17:52
- Location: Typhoon Wk 75 "Easy Rider" &
cd 22 "Easy Rider Sr" 84
hey Lew... never.....
there is no need to.....
why would you want to.....
why would you want to.....
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Keith Wood
- Posts: 22
- Joined: Mar 11th, '05, 17:10
- Location: Cape Dory 25-D, #182; Tyhpoon Daysailer #88
Tohatsu
My Weekender sports a Tohatsu 5hp. Never liked the looks of an outboard on a sailboat, but like less to need power and not have it. I tilt it up when sailing, and think its effect on sailing performance is negligable. It does lift itself up if reversed strongly, but haven't ever thought it was about to lift itself out of the bracket, but at any rate I tie it to the boat.
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Christian Sava
- Posts: 36
- Joined: Aug 8th, '05, 21:19
- Location: "Sea Clef"
Typhoon weekender (1973) #506
Newburyport, MA
Dan,
I'm really happy with the outboard. Reverse has never been a problem. If you need to you can just spin it 180 degrees and that will do the trick. The only "issue" i had with the motor was the idle. Initially it would start and run fine, but at the botton of the idle stop it would stall. My dealer made a small adjustment under the fuel tank and she idles fine now. They just have a tendency to be set too lean coming from the factory.
Good luck!
I'm really happy with the outboard. Reverse has never been a problem. If you need to you can just spin it 180 degrees and that will do the trick. The only "issue" i had with the motor was the idle. Initially it would start and run fine, but at the botton of the idle stop it would stall. My dealer made a small adjustment under the fuel tank and she idles fine now. They just have a tendency to be set too lean coming from the factory.
Good luck!
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Dan & Chris
- Posts: 31
- Joined: Oct 26th, '06, 09:59
- Location: 1982 Typhoon Daysailer "Peanut",
2007 Melonseed Skiff "Sprout"
Linekin Bay, ME