Santiago
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Tohatsu motors in Baja?
These engines are showing up everywhere in NorCal, just got a 60hp for our pontoon. I don't recall seeing them in Baja, must be the supply chain?
They are always cheaper (and lighter) than the equivalent motor in Merc/Yamie/Honda. I would think they would be a natural for that market.
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Are these tohats you´re seeing 4 strokes?
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Don't think 2 strokes are legal in California?
Best engine I ever had was a 9.8hp 2 stroke Tohatsu. It was almost 20 pounds lighter than the 4 stroke Yamaha. Much easier to move around.
[Edited on 11-27-2021 by JZ]
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Quote: Originally posted by JZ  | Don't think strokes are legal in California?
Best engine I ever had was a 9.8hp 2 stroke Tohatsu. It was almost 20 pounds lighter than the 4 stroke Yamaha. Much easier to move around.
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Well, tohatsu makes 4 strokes…
Does anyone in usa still sell 2 stroke outboards? Maybe some hillbillies in Tennessee still buy 2 strokes?
[Edited on 11-27-2021 by mtgoat666]
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2 strokes ar grandfathered to sell from pp tp pp, maybe some states are still retailing, but I doubt it. Tohatsu is a Nissan with a different label.
Small Nissan /Toh portables should be avoided in favor of Hondas or Yamahas. Never run ethanol thru a Tohatsu/Nissan portable. Tiny jets that foul.
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Santiago
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my Mercury 2005 9.9 hp kicker was made by Tohatsu for Mercury, at least the power head is. Also, my 2005 Mercury 115hp is really a Yamaha power head.
I know that changed a few years ago.
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When I bought my motor, cheaper was not the priority, getting back home was. I didn't want to be out there pulling on the starter and not having it
start. Getting it serviced regularly was also a priority.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajarich | | When I bought my motor, cheaper was not the priority, getting back home was. I didn't want to be out there pulling on the starter and not having it
start. Getting it serviced regularly was also a priority. |
Boats and airplanes, single engines always a risk…
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15 year old 18hp Nissan never flushed a few impellers and runs like the day I bought it......ymmv
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| Quote: Originally posted by lencho | | Do impellers normally wear out, or is that a result of sand? (I've always
wondered whether beach launches weren't kind of hard on outboards...) |
actually they always look fine, just one of those things you have to do...insurance. I think the culprit is letting em sit.
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by bajarich | | When I bought my motor, cheaper was not the priority, getting back home was. I didn't want to be out there pulling on the starter and not having it
start. Getting it serviced regularly was also a priority. |
Boats and airplanes, single engines always a risk… |
Fun fact..
An engine failure in a twin engine aircraft is 4 times as likely to result in a fatality vs a single engine a/c.
Poor pilot response is a giant factor in most cases.
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guys, I was just curious if Tohatsus had made it to Baja - don't remember seeing them.
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Tohatsu has never been big on marketing. They sell millions of motors to Nisson and mercury, mostly small ones. Perhaps they are moving up to higher
profit models.
Gritty water is certainly a big factor in the life of a water pump. Running it dry is the worst. Old age is next.
Changing the impeller every year or two is cheap insurance.
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| Quote: Originally posted by msteve1014 | Tohatsu has never been big on marketing. They sell millions of motors to Nisson and mercury, mostly small ones. Perhaps they are moving up to higher
profit models.
Gritty water is certainly a big factor in the life of a water pump. Running it dry is the worst. Old age is next.
Changing the impeller every year or two is cheap insurance. |
And removing it from a boat that might sit for long periods can also extend its life dramatically.
I also find that nitrile impellers will last much longer than the conventional rubber ones. Especially more resistant to the effects of hot, humid
conditions in a Mexican summer that seems to destroy all kinds of conventional rubber products.
I also avoid Sierra impellers. Low quality. Stick with Jabsco, Johnson.
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