Remember the Volkswagon 4 cyl-air cooled engines in the old beetles. The Honda 2hp runs hotter and sounds different & louder than other two-stroke or a four stroke small 2-4-6-8 hp outboards. I had one for about five years.
Here's a thought....how to turn a 12' jon boat or vee hull into a hybred dual propulsion system. Use a small 30lb thrust 12v stern mount trolling motor wired up to a battery located in the middle of the boat. The central location of the heavy 40 lb battery helps stabilize the boat. the trolling motor is almost toatally 100% quiet.....just a tiny whirring sound. By locking the troller into the staight-ahead postion wth its' locking know, one can very effectively use the oars and stern electric trolling motor at the same time. The motor provides propulsion and the oars provide either steering or forward motion. It's a dual hybred system that gives the user exercise, something that many of the lake's overweight boaters could sorely use. Plus, it is extremely quiet, no smelly gasoline fumes or odor from the gas tank, plus it makes for safer operation and is more challenging to use. Also, by sitting in the middle of the boat while rowing it gives the boat better stability as opposed to sitting in the stern while using a tiller controlled gas outboard.
Will this change any minds.........maybe not.........got to run...later....
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