After sitting on the fence for about two months, I had decided to go with a mercury 3.5hp long shaft motor for my Capri 18. The other strong contender was the 5hp. The 4 seems to make no sense, as it is exactly the same weight as the 5.
As I was about to lay the credit card down, I found out that the 3.5 doesn’t lock in place. So now I’m imagining myself trying to do some kind of crazy tiller-and-outboard-tango every time I fire it up. I’m considering some kind of connecting rod between the two, but it still seems inconvenient, especially since there is no reverse gear, so you have to turn the motor 180 degrees to achieve reverse (wait a second, let me unvelcro this connection rod!).
the 5hp is so dang heavy!
I guess they haven’t invented the perfect outboard.
I just need to go sailing.
As I was about to lay the credit card down, I found out that the 3.5 doesn’t lock in place. So now I’m imagining myself trying to do some kind of crazy tiller-and-outboard-tango every time I fire it up. I’m considering some kind of connecting rod between the two, but it still seems inconvenient, especially since there is no reverse gear, so you have to turn the motor 180 degrees to achieve reverse (wait a second, let me unvelcro this connection rod!).
the 5hp is so dang heavy!
I guess they haven’t invented the perfect outboard.
I just need to go sailing.