Re: Nissan 5 HP

Dik Richardson (oldbandito@citlink.net)
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 08:20:33 -0800


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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I just recently replaced the old outboard on HAMADA with a new Nissan 5 hp 2
cycle. I chose this engine 'cuz I had one on my old West Marine sportboat
and really had good luck with it. After a few months now, I like this one
just as well . . . . The only thing is, about a month after I got this new 5
hp 2 cycle, Nissan came out with a new 5 hp 4 cycle for about the same
money. I would have bought the 4 stroke if it had been available at the
time. When I originally bought HAMADA, it had a Honda 10 hp 4 cycle, I
loved that engine . . . QUIET, very gas efficient, SMOOTH, made electricity,
and really let me fight these Delta tides and currents with no strain.

Dik Richardson
HMS 18 #11 HAMADA
Ranger 29 #60 Los Barbas
Islander 33 #363 Vas Kora
Hidden Harbor Marina, Rio Vista, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Zeitler <WZeitler@compuserve.com>
To: INTERNET:wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 8:03 AM
Subject: Nissan 5 HP

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>I'm a future potter owner and am wondering about this nissan 5 hp motor.
>Is it comparebly more noisy and does it vibrate more being a single
>cylinder than other brands. Would it be worth it to spend another $300
>for a yamaha 2cyl. 6hp? I also am wondering how long I can run on the
>internal tank motor? You guys are the best!!!
>John Spooner...Ft Collins, CO

John,

FYI....I use a 5 HP , 4 cycle HONDA on my 21 foot shallow draft motor
cruiser [ was a sail boat ].

This also is a single cylinder unit so it does vibrate [ especially at low
rpms ] more then I would like, but not a problem. It also is not quite
as quiet as I had expected...but a bit less then a 2 cycle.

It IS heavy [ for the HP ]...about 62 pounds. It has only a remote tank
[ 3 gallons of just plain old gas station gas....nice ]....and I get about
3 hours per gallon at cruising rpms [ cruising at about 6 knots ].

When I bought it new three years ago it was $ 1,500. It runs and starts
fine...no problems.

Since it is 4 cycle I have no worries about waters that do not allow 2
cycle [ like Lake Tahoe ], etc....and it has a clean exhaust vs 2 cycle.

I do really like the remote tank idea...no hanging over a transom on a
bouncing boat trying to refill an integral tank and possilbe [ probable ]
spilling a bit of gas into the water.

Good luck in your deliberations.

Bill Zeitler
Wilmington, DE
A Potterer at heart [ previous P -15 # 2060 ]
Now 21 foot shoal draft motor cruiser