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First Run with new four stroke Mercury!
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| Author | Topic: First Run with new four stroke Mercury! |
| Jamesgt727 |
posted 09-07-2013 01:39 PM ET (US)  
This was fun, my boys loved it. One video shows one adult in 9' tender with 5 HP Merc 4S. http://youtu.be/B--xr_rwS40 And one with a ten year old. http://youtu.be/9sn1dbVFrKE My eight year old was camera shy. Happy whalering. Boat planes and runs great. http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u525/jamesgt727/null_zps27ba6545.jpg |
| fno |
posted 09-07-2013 07:58 PM ET (US)
James, nice boat and looks good in the water. I assume that is for the boys and it looks lite in the nose when they are running it alone. |
| Jamesgt727 |
posted 09-07-2013 08:18 PM ET (US)
http://youtu.be/quyawdcK9uo . I had this video with both boys in it. |
| jimp |
posted 09-07-2013 08:57 PM ET (US)
Boating at it's best! I grew up in a 9' dinghy with 3 HP Evinrude in the late 50s and early 60s before graduating in 1966 to a 1963 13' Boston Whaler Sport with my brother and sister. With the 3HP, Dad's guidance was, "Always go upwind because when you run out of gas it will be easier to row back." JimP |
| macfam |
posted 09-08-2013 07:13 AM ET (US)
Just plain fun! That 5 hp does a great job with the 9' Whaler. Yesterday I had my 8' inflatable with 2hp Honda out in the harbor. Brings back the kid in me...... |
| Peter |
posted 09-08-2013 07:44 AM ET (US)
Brings back great memories. Here is an important public service announcement that will make capturing those moments better. |
| Jamesgt727 |
posted 09-08-2013 08:34 AM ET (US)
Peter, thanks for pointing that out, I had no idea. I've done it before, but I won't do it again! Enjoy. |
| Peter |
posted 09-08-2013 10:52 AM ET (US)
Thought you might get a laugh out of that. :) |
| Jamesgt727 |
posted 09-09-2013 04:04 PM ET (US)
thanks, I did watch the whole thing and got a good laugh. If anyone knows of a good cheap 9' tender or an 11' tender for sale, I only need a hull, (Got two boys) |
| Jamesgt727 |
posted 09-09-2013 10:34 PM ET (US)
JimP, that's funny, my Dad's advise was similar, he told me to always go "up river". Good advise... |
| Jamesgt727 |
posted 09-09-2013 10:37 PM ET (US)
Nick ! Proof that it works! I've had this boat together for a year or so, and ran it with another motor. (Yamaha 5), this past April, we took this and another boat to Homosassa and we could get this one started. Brand new motor. This is first time it's run, since. |
| Jamesgt727 |
posted 09-09-2013 10:42 PM ET (US)
Fno, we use this in an idle zone river mostly. This wa the very first time we've seen it on a plane, the Yamaha 5 HP 2S didn't make enough power to get it up for some reason, and it ran bad. |
| Jamesgt727 |
posted 09-10-2013 09:35 AM ET (US)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvghQZQILp0&feature=youtu.be another horizontally challenged video of my other son, driving boat |
| Peter |
posted 09-10-2013 01:56 PM ET (US)
It's time for a GoPro or equivalent. ;) |
| Ridge Runner |
posted 09-20-2013 09:19 PM ET (US)
Here is a 9' for sale in your neck of the woods. http://www.thehulltruth.com/boats-sale-wanted/ 529199-boston-whaler-9-foot-yamaha-8-hp-trailer-2200-a.html |
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