Re: 26X with smaller motor/sailing ability
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:00 pm
Those who want to consider a 40 hp engine might consider that mercury offers either a normal small prop version of the big prop "bigfoot" verion, of not only the 40, 50 and 60 4 strokes but also the 9.9 and 15 hp and 25 hp versions, see
http://www.marine-outboards.com/Mercury ... Motors.htm
on the other hand, i would not do that to repower, since the cost is about the same as the merc 50 bigfoot, both pretty cheap compared to some other brands, the new suzuki 60 is light but I wouldn't buy one since it is not designed to swing the bigger 14" prop
decisions are different for new vs. used, for example I wouldnt disqualify a used boat with the bigfoot option on a 40 hp merc, it would probably perform as good or better in most respects as a small prop speedboat 50hp but the makers that don't offer the hithrust option
Yamaha also has a aray of large prop work boat engines. and one can put a dual thrust prop on the high thrust models, see
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/outboard/ac ... etail.aspx
not sure if yamaha has a 40 hp hi thurst version, but mecury does, The 40 hp bigfoot version might be on option for macs, and if you wanted arm strength, you can even get one withou an electric starter, see review at
http://www.boatinglife.com/article/Revi ... hp-Bigfoot
at this site: mercury describes uses for the Mercury/40-hp Bigfoot, in a write up that highlights why they make the bigfoot version
Mercury/40-hp Bigfoot
As consumers demand more power options for an increasingly diverse array of boat configurations, Mercury is has 11 four-stroke outboard engines. Its new 40-horse comes in standard and Bigfoot models. The first question that leaps to mind is, "What's a Bigfoot?" Bigfoot engines are designed for heavier duty than traditional outboards. They use larger, heavy-duty gear cases and higher gear ratios for more thrust. For example, a standard 40-horse Mercury four-stroke is fitted with a 2.0:1 gear ratio. Bigfoot comes with 2.3:1. Mercury spokesman Tony Esposito says the company now offers a 40-horse Bigfoot because that horsepower rating already is popular with heavy applications such as pontoon and houseboats or as a kicker motor for trolling large boats in big water. "Bigfoot allows you to use a lower-horse motor when making the switch from a two- to a four-stroke engine," Esposito says, "with less weight and the same thrust." The 40-horse comes with manual or electric start. On manuals, a camshaft-activated decompression system lifts the exhaust valve to relieve pressure in the cylinders, so you don't jerk your arm out of its socket when pulling the cord. Esposito says the 40-horse Bigfoot is an ideal engine for on-water party boats. "When you get into boats for entertaining, such as pontoon or deck boats, four-strokes make so much sense," he says. Because the engines make about as much noise as a fish-tank aerator pump, they're perfect, he adds. And you don't have any smoke boiling over the transom fouling the hors d'oeuvres - or your guests' moods.
http://www.marine-outboards.com/Mercury ... Motors.htm
on the other hand, i would not do that to repower, since the cost is about the same as the merc 50 bigfoot, both pretty cheap compared to some other brands, the new suzuki 60 is light but I wouldn't buy one since it is not designed to swing the bigger 14" prop
decisions are different for new vs. used, for example I wouldnt disqualify a used boat with the bigfoot option on a 40 hp merc, it would probably perform as good or better in most respects as a small prop speedboat 50hp but the makers that don't offer the hithrust option
Yamaha also has a aray of large prop work boat engines. and one can put a dual thrust prop on the high thrust models, see
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/outboard/ac ... etail.aspx
not sure if yamaha has a 40 hp hi thurst version, but mecury does, The 40 hp bigfoot version might be on option for macs, and if you wanted arm strength, you can even get one withou an electric starter, see review at
http://www.boatinglife.com/article/Revi ... hp-Bigfoot
at this site: mercury describes uses for the Mercury/40-hp Bigfoot, in a write up that highlights why they make the bigfoot version
Mercury/40-hp Bigfoot
As consumers demand more power options for an increasingly diverse array of boat configurations, Mercury is has 11 four-stroke outboard engines. Its new 40-horse comes in standard and Bigfoot models. The first question that leaps to mind is, "What's a Bigfoot?" Bigfoot engines are designed for heavier duty than traditional outboards. They use larger, heavy-duty gear cases and higher gear ratios for more thrust. For example, a standard 40-horse Mercury four-stroke is fitted with a 2.0:1 gear ratio. Bigfoot comes with 2.3:1. Mercury spokesman Tony Esposito says the company now offers a 40-horse Bigfoot because that horsepower rating already is popular with heavy applications such as pontoon and houseboats or as a kicker motor for trolling large boats in big water. "Bigfoot allows you to use a lower-horse motor when making the switch from a two- to a four-stroke engine," Esposito says, "with less weight and the same thrust." The 40-horse comes with manual or electric start. On manuals, a camshaft-activated decompression system lifts the exhaust valve to relieve pressure in the cylinders, so you don't jerk your arm out of its socket when pulling the cord. Esposito says the 40-horse Bigfoot is an ideal engine for on-water party boats. "When you get into boats for entertaining, such as pontoon or deck boats, four-strokes make so much sense," he says. Because the engines make about as much noise as a fish-tank aerator pump, they're perfect, he adds. And you don't have any smoke boiling over the transom fouling the hors d'oeuvres - or your guests' moods.
