outboard motor

[swampdonkey]

anyone ever tried a short leg outboard on their machine?? and if so did it work well or would a long leg be the way to go.. reason im asking is because there is a 9.9 hp sitting in the garage doing nothing right now and would be nice if that would work for me

[LarryW]

If no one responds maybe you should give her a whirl. And post results.

[lewis]

Short shaft

The short shaft i ran had a lot of cavitation, but it was a 5 hp. If you stay on the slow side of speed you should be alright. The weight of the 9.9 may drive the rear end down enough to keep cavitation to a minimum. No matter what i would give it a try. Keep us posted.

Lewis

[swampdonkey]

ya pretty brutal weather here today and was just wondering. i am going to give it a shot for sure. i was thinkin if i have to get in the back to work the outboard it should force the rear of the machine deeper in the water which might be alright.

[MXZ500]

ya pretty brutal weather here today and was just wondering. i am going to give it a shot for sure. i was thinkin if i have to get in the back to work the outboard it should force the rear of the machine deeper in the water which might be alright.

I've tried a short shaft om my Vanguard 2. It did not work too well at all.
You could only idle the outboard as the prop would just cavitate.

In other words the prop has to be below the body so it gets a good
source of water to propel.

[DialTone301]

For an outboard to operate efficiently the cavitation plate should be even with the bottom of the hull.

[bearclaw46]

Short Shaft

MXZ500, what short shaft hp of outboard did you try. I have a 15 horse Evinrude short shaft that weighs around 75 lbs. May be enough with the battery weight to work properly. Anyway, let me know.
Thx
Dennis

[mike bar]

I was talking to a friend of mine about this short shaft problem, and he said there is a device that sailboats use to lift and lower an outboard. We got interrupted and never finished our conversation.Just thought i'd throw this out there.Good luck with your short shaft problem.

[swampdonkey]

just had it in the water yesterday. left the motor at home though. these things are pretty tough to turn in the water and only want to go forward. i do have some major leaking probs ill have to get to soon. actually pretty stable in the water. i think it would be pretty hard to roll.

[swampdonkey]

ya i guess you could buy the adjustable jack plate for it but im not sure of price. im thinking maybe i should just buy an older honda 4 stroke for the thing. they burn very little gas and are very quiet. which would be nice. i will be using the machine to fish remote lakes all summer and this might be a wise investment.

[lewis]

ya i guess you could buy the adjustable jack plate for it but im not sure of price. im thinking maybe i should just buy an older honda 4 stroke for the thing. they burn very little gas and are very quiet. which would be nice. i will be using the machine to fish remote lakes all summer and this might be a wise investment.

A mariner is a very good engine 4-stroke. I have one and it has worked very well. Quiet and i can hardly tell i burns any fuel at all. Wish my vehicles would use so little gas. I have the 9.9 but a 7 would do just as well. Good luck.

PS: if you lean in the direction that you want to turn they turn a lot better. With the outboard there is no need to do this.

[swampdonkey]

ya i did try the leaning trick but it still takes a fairly large patch to pull a 180. well as for outbaord ill buy what i can get my hands on i guess. whatever comes up thats in good shape for a reasonable price. going to do some phoning around to some small motor shops to see if anyone has anything for the grabbing.

[MXZ500]

Here's a link to an outboard that would be ideal for an Argo.
wish there was a dealer here in Canada
Not sure if the adjustable shaft length is enough. Need to measure it
Gas Powered 2.5 HP Trolling Motor

[swampdonkey]

Here's a link to an outboard that would be ideal for an Argo.
wish there was a dealer here in Canada
Not sure if the adjustable shaft length is enough. Need to measure it
Gas Powered 2.5 HP Trolling Motor


that motor is just a trimmer with the blades bent to produce forward thrust!!
i phoned honda today to price out a new 4 stroke low hp o.b 2 horse is 1199 5 horse is 1499 8 horse is 1959 and 9.9 is something like 29-3000 pricey but would be nice on the back. especially for moose hunting. animals would never even hear ya comin!

[MXZ500]

Here's a link to an outboard that would be ideal for an Argo.
wish there was a dealer here in Canada
Not sure if the adjustable shaft length is enough. Need to measure it
Gas Powered 2.5 HP Trolling Motor


that motor is just a trimmer with the blades bent to produce forward thrust!!
i phoned honda today to price out a new 4 stroke low hp o.b 2 horse is 1199 5 horse is 1499 8 horse is 1959 and 9.9 is something like 29-3000 pricey but would be nice on the back. especially for moose hunting. animals would never even hear ya comin!

What I like about those motors is the adjustable shaft. If using a regular
long shaft when your on land and the motor is lifted you have this long
shaft sticking out of the back of the argo. Ya really keep an eye out for it
in tight trails taking care not to hit anything. With the adjustable shaft
when lifted you can then retract the prop closer to the argo. So as
it doesn't stick out the back so much. I use an electric trolling motor
and that is a big advantage with it. the disadvantage is the
big, heavy, limited power, battery that goes with it.