Boat Motors

boat motors?

May 05, 2008 by sonder_117 | Posted in Boats & Boating

i have a 5 horse wards sea king boat motor and need to know if it uses straight gas or gas and oil and whatever else you can tell me about this motor

It uses a 50:1 mix of gas and 2 cycle oil.

you can find tons of info here: www.iboats.com

Lawn mower engine powered Boat-Trial run

Homemade 4 stroke outboard boat motor, did'nt do real bad. This was pushing a 1982 15' Duracraft aluminum flatbottom boat.

Bali Update

Those of you who have persevered with reading this sad little tale of a misadventure through Asia will remember that I lost my ATM card in Kupang. Whilst it is alleged that I left the card absent mindedly in the ATM machine whilst distracted by the guard outside the booth wielding an AK47, I am certain that I dropped it in the street while stuffing several million Rupiah(AU$150) into my inadequate wallet. Come what may it meant that I have survived on $300 (and the goodwill, generosity and tolerance of several cruising friends) from Kupang to Bali over about 8 weeks. I looked upon the experience philosophically to begin with as a means of compulsory saving of my inadequate cruising kitty. Liz couriered the card to the Royal Bali Yacht Club here on the 2nd September but my nerves were getting strung out by the 13th since the supplied tracking number drew a blank every time I entered it. I was on the point of cancelling the (new) card, ordering a new one and hopefully have it ready for Ted flying to join me here in a few days time. It was all looking a bit scary. Back to car, face traffic anew and finally find an internet brothel. One sits on the floor on a sweaty matress and pokes hopefully at a keyboard with all the characters worn off the keys. After 1/2 an hour I realise that the password which I thought I could remember I couldn”t. Give up and abandon hope wherupon Rob suggests that Liz might hav it on her, ‘here use my phone and call her it may have a few seconds...

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