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Glad it is of interest Cliff ..I have had it a year now..and no issues with it at all..its still set up as shown

Having just read your reply Gilly .. If speed is your thing and taking even a small child passanger.. you will regret the 6HP ..it wont plane ..I was replying to one person usage.

Hi Gilly65 ..nice choice in boat ..my brother has the 330 and I have the 275 size I have a 6HP on mine ..I weight 196lb ..and with fishing gear and lunch ..on my own..it happily goes around 15 mph. With myself and full camping gear..it wont plane unless I use a smaller pitch prop..but them it planes...

The thermostat gasket tore the last time I took it off ..it was reused several times. I guess its just luck. I made a temp gasket out of a bit of PVC when it tore ... meaning to replace it but it worked that well I have never replaced the PVC one. Beware the bolts can break..so its worth removing th...

Nope..below the retaining clip..there is a rubber seal where the rod goes through the housing. On the rod.. and I cant remember if the washer is above or below the rubber seal..but it sits where the rod is "crimped" so cant slide right down the length of the rod..if that makes sense. I put it on the...

Hi Matt ..just a quick note to say my 25HP mariner 2 stoke is similar to yours in description. It has a thermostat which controls the temperature. When first started and its cold ..it hardly spurts at all..then as it heats up a bit the thermostat lets the water pee out until it cools too much so shu...

Hi again Kaman.. yup the Scottish Sib outings are popular and some great guys attend. Year 1 we went through the Corryvrechan and Grey Dogs and camped on Belnahua island Year 2 we did a longer version of this route on the Clyde and camped on Loch Fyne Year 3 was up the sound of Mull and camped in Lo...

What Roger says +1

Its my choice too

Not crazy in my book Harrison ... some of my most memorable adventures have been in this wee Avon round tail ..powered by a 2HP Yamaha.

Its not what ya got .. its what ya do with it .. that's what gets results

All boats can be put to good use

Hi DouglasW..it was a bit like the "hare and tortoice race" ..or should that be the "Hound and Porpoise Race" as in this case ? The kayaks were unloaded at 9 and off by 9.05. We unloaded at 9 and were off by 10 ..but we all got there in the end ..safe and sound too :thumbsup Here is part two of our ...