Air Cooled outboard for dingy?

[Bad Obsession]

I am considering a 2.5 HP Island Hopper Outboard for my dingy. I have a hard dingy and it is rated to that size outboard. Does anyone have any experiences, good or bad, with air-cooled outboards?Does anyone have any experiences, good or bad, with Island Hopper Outboards?Any Advice???I am trying to stay with a 2-cycle to save weight and want to stay in the price range of around $500...new or used

 

[Calif. Ted]

I have a 2 HP Honda that is air cooled

with underwater exhaust. It makes more noise than a water cooled for sure, but not as bad as an old Seagull, i've gotten used to it. Don't know anything about Island Hopper.

 

[novelman17128]

air cooled outboards

I had a Honda, 2 HP, air cooled on my 15' sailboat and it worked well. I never had any problems even when using it at 3/4 speed for several hours at a time.Novelman

 

[Mike]

Had a

Cruise-'n-Carry air cooled. Worked OK. Simple, light and cheap. Exhausted above water so very noisy. Get something which exhausts below water for noise.

 

[Wayne Gunn]

air-cooled OB engines

I bought a 4.5 HP Honda air-cooled engine last spring and really love it...cranks every time and not having to worry about oil-mix is quite nice.

 

[Tony Z]

I would concider dealers, service & parts

When it breaks, who fixes it. If there are service people around (parts etc...) why not.

 

[Chris]

They're made by Nissan

so service and parts shouldn't be too bad.

 

[larry w]

cool it

I'm pretty sure that the water intake is only used to cool the exhaust portion of the engine - the heads and cylinders are air-cooled; ICBW

 

[RG]

Johnson 3.5

I bought a new Johnson 3.5 at the Dallas boat show for under $700. I used it on my Cat22 and was more than pleased. Started every time, sipped fuel, and moved my boat fine.

 

[Waffle]

I would try one.

they are light enough...