Chinese Outboard Motors
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I'm looking around for a 4 Stroke 60 HP Outboard Motor and right now I have a good deal on a Tohatsu with a Tiller . $7500 installed with the tiller Arm. I might go with Suzuki if I find a better price. Great motors with great warranties. I looked on Alibaba for a cheap Chinese Engine and some were really good. Hangkai , Parsuns and Hidau are close to entering the US Market like Tohatsu did years ago. Just look at all the Hangkai's on Ebay and you see how close they are to establishing themselves in the US. Why is Hangkai still selling 2 strokes in America ??? I inquired about a 40 HP and they seemed eager to ship a 2 stroke to the US no problem .Hangkai 40 HP- $2500 shipped to the US. Hangkai Reviews are pretty positive. I saw 60 HP 2 Stroke Parsuns and they won't ship them to the US. I looked at Hangkai and Yamabisi for a 40 HP and they would ship 2 strokes to America. I spent weeks looking at Chinese outboards, some with crazy names like Lingxuan or SeaWalker, Twin Sun, Calon ? Farrow . The Russians and Ukrainians like Yamabisi outboards. I inquired about a 60 HP 2 stroke Yamabisi and the company recommended that I buy the 40HP , the 60 HP wasn't as stable as the 40HP. The 60 HP was $1700 plus a $1000 freight. Good for a Mechanic, not for the average boater who doesn't know how to fix an outboard. The 2 strokes are probably the safest bet because it's older Yamaha tech. and the parts are really inexpensive . Who knows about the 4 strokes? Who are they copying ? I'd take off the Motor Stickers before I went to the launching ramp with a Chinese engine. The whole marina/boat ramp would laugh at me if I had a Lingxuan on the back of my boat. Anybody have any experiences with a Chinese outboard Motor ?
First Mate704 postsSince 2021
I'm looking around for a 4 Stroke 60 HP Outboard Motor and right now I have a good deal on a Tohatsu with a Tiller . $7500 installed with the tiller Arm. I might go with Suzuki if I find a better price. Great motors with great warranties. I looked on Alibaba for a cheap Chinese Engine and some were really good. Hangkai , Parsuns and Hidau are close to entering the US Market like Tohatsu did years ago. Just look at all the Hangkai's on Ebay and you see how close they are to establishing themselves in the US. Why is Hangkai still selling 2 strokes in America ??? I inquired about a 40 HP and they seemed eager to ship a 2 stroke to the US no problem .Hangkai 40 HP- $2500 shipped to the US. Hangkai Reviews are pretty positive. I saw 60 HP 2 Stroke Parsuns and they won't ship them to the US. I looked at Hangkai and Yamabisi for a 40 HP and they would ship 2 strokes to America. I spent weeks looking at Chinese outboards, some with crazy names like Lingxuan or SeaWalker, Twin Sun, Calon ? Farrow . The Russians and Ukrainians like Yamabisi outboards. I inquired about a 60 HP 2 stroke Yamabisi and the company recommended that I buy the 40HP , the 60 HP wasn't as stable as the 40HP. The 60 HP was $1700 plus a $1000 freight. Good for a Mechanic, not for the average boater who doesn't know how to fix an outboard. The 2 strokes are probably the safest bet because it's older Yamaha tech. and the parts are really inexpensive . Who knows about the 4 strokes? Who are they copying ? I'd take off the Motor Stickers before I went to the launching ramp with a Chinese engine. The whole marina/boat ramp would laugh at me if I had a Lingxuan on the back of my boat. Anybody have any experiences with a Chinese outboard Motor ?
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,665 postsSince 2018
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Australia gets very good deals on the Cheap outboards from China . and they can legally buy 2 strokes ! $1700 plus $200 shipping for a Yamabisi 60HP 2 stroke is amazing if you can fix them. Yamabisi has a dealer there and they probably service the engines also. So tempting !
First Mate704 postsSince 2021
I couldn't agree more with Chunkster's post, as well as the following two. The ocean is too dangerous a place to be messing around with sub-par power plants.
Imagine losing power while transiting a nasty Inlet, with a wind against tide situation piling them up? Best to be sure your Life Insurance premiums are up to date.
Imagine losing power while transiting a nasty Inlet, with a wind against tide situation piling them up? Best to be sure your Life Insurance premiums are up to date.
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
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I couldn't agree more with Chunkster's post, as well as the following two. The ocean is too dangerous a place to be messing around with sub-par power plants.
Imagine losing power while transiting a nasty Inlet, with a wind against tide situation piling them up? Best to be sure your Life Insurance premiums are up to date.
First Mate704 postsSince 2021
I run JI every single trip in my Shamrock 26 - its become a real "S-show" the past 5 or so seasons. Mis-time a wave set and your knees will feel light for the next couple of hours. I've had the crap scared out of me more than once in that nightmare inlet.
And that includes a rouge wave hitting me dead-nuts on the bow as I was heading outbound, burying it in a solid wall of green water. Only happened that one time, and my bow has plenty of designed-in lift, so up it came. But I can tell you, looking thru the windshields into a solid wall of water is a very scary experience. Frankly, I was surprised the windshields didn't blow in. Very surprised, as the boat about stopped dead from the impact.
No friggin' way would I want anything but the most reliable of engines in any kind of similar situation. Chinese motors? Yeah, umm, no. . .
And that includes a rouge wave hitting me dead-nuts on the bow as I was heading outbound, burying it in a solid wall of green water. Only happened that one time, and my bow has plenty of designed-in lift, so up it came. But I can tell you, looking thru the windshields into a solid wall of water is a very scary experience. Frankly, I was surprised the windshields didn't blow in. Very surprised, as the boat about stopped dead from the impact.
No friggin' way would I want anything but the most reliable of engines in any kind of similar situation. Chinese motors? Yeah, umm, no. . .
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
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This is such a pain in the backside.
40 HP is a big motor for a tiller.
First Mate704 postsSince 2021
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I run JI every single trip in my Shamrock 26 - its become a real "S-show" the past 5 or so seasons. Mis-time a wave set and your knees will feel light for the next couple of hours. I've had the crap scared out of me more than once in that nightmare inlet.
And that includes a rouge wave hitting me dead-nuts on the bow as I was heading outbound, burying it in a solid wall of green water. Only happened that one time, and my bow has plenty of designed-in lift, so up it came. But I can tell you, looking thru the windshields into a solid wall of water is a very scary experience. Frankly, I was surprised the windshields didn't blow in. Very surprised, as the boat about stopped dead from the impact.
No friggin' way would I want anything but the most reliable of engines in any kind of similar situation. Chinese motors? Yeah, umm, no. . .
First Mate704 postsSince 2021
This is probably a STUPID, OT question from North Shore boy who has only been in/out of Shinnecock, Moriches and Fire Island Inlets, but if Jones Inlet is so bad, is the close by East Rockaway Inlet a viable and safe Plan B?? It's only 5 miles away?
Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing? - H. D. Thoreau
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,717 postsSince 2018
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They call that Debs inlet and I'll go thru that inlet if I fish Ambrose channel and it's horrible weather. . But it's the long ride down Reynolds channel with 5 mile an our speed limits in certain areas that makes people use the ocean if they can.
First Mate704 postsSince 2021
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Rockaway Inlet is just as rough as any other inlet. Breezy point jetty
needs to be rebuilt. Compared to the west end 2 jetty. I will not even
consider it a jetty.
The Irony of it all. The kid worked on a party boat as a mate.
His father decides to bring him to the Breezy Point Jetty fishing.
The kid falls in and gets swept away. It just happens the party
boat the kid worked on sees what happened and attempts to
rescue the kid. The kid gets swept away and drowns. One of
many Breezy Point Jetty stories.
needs to be rebuilt. Compared to the west end 2 jetty. I will not even
consider it a jetty.
The Irony of it all. The kid worked on a party boat as a mate.
His father decides to bring him to the Breezy Point Jetty fishing.
The kid falls in and gets swept away. It just happens the party
boat the kid worked on sees what happened and attempts to
rescue the kid. The kid gets swept away and drowns. One of
many Breezy Point Jetty stories.
Captain1,969 postsSince 2020
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They should make everybody wear a life vest if they fish on a jetty and anybody who swims at the beach. Every year the same horror stories. What's so bad about wearing a life vest when you swim in the ocean ? I'd have a much better time not worrying about being swept away in an undertow.
First Mate704 postsSince 2021
So East Rockaway Inlet, more commonly known as Debs Inlet is a safer bet than JI, that's for sure. Last time I was thru there, and this was several years ago, you had to make a hard turn to starboard right where the waves were breaking. Wasn't so wild about that. Again, this was some time ago, it might be totally different now.
And Pangaroo is right, that's one looong ride down Reynolds Channel, coming back from the West. Roccus - its not 5 miles, its more like 7 when you take all the twists and turns into account getting home to Jones on the inside. I've done it, and its a welcome relief from a miserable ocean, but it IS a long ride at slow speed, that's for sure. Not to mention getting the Wreck Lead Railroad Bridge to open in any kind of decent amount of time.
The one saving grace is steaming past Capt. Rick/Miss Beryl's house and seeing his beautiful RP 32 up on its hoist, looking all pretty and stuff. it almost makes the trip worth it. Almost. . .
And Pangaroo is right, that's one looong ride down Reynolds Channel, coming back from the West. Roccus - its not 5 miles, its more like 7 when you take all the twists and turns into account getting home to Jones on the inside. I've done it, and its a welcome relief from a miserable ocean, but it IS a long ride at slow speed, that's for sure. Not to mention getting the Wreck Lead Railroad Bridge to open in any kind of decent amount of time.
The one saving grace is steaming past Capt. Rick/Miss Beryl's house and seeing his beautiful RP 32 up on its hoist, looking all pretty and stuff. it almost makes the trip worth it. Almost. . .
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
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