Re: [Cal_Boats] Propane Outboard

Charlie, haven't used one or for that matter seen one "in the flesh", but on Ship-Shape-TV this past Sunday, they showed one....... unfortunately, I forgot to rewind my VCR tape before setting it to record the program while I wasn't home...... s all I got was the brief "teaser" mentioning that they were going to check one out. Oh, well..... it will be repeated! Looked funny, seeing someone screwing a 16oz propane cylinder into an outboard! I wonder how long a cylinder lasts? At around $4.00 each around here, and technically non-refillable....... it better last as long or longer than 1-gallon of gasoline! Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II #10201 On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:11:24 +0000 "Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE)" <hu… [at] bah.com> writes: Hi, All. 5 horse engine runs on propane. From an outfit called Lehr in CA. Anyone seen one/used one? Cheers Charlie 57 Year Old Looks 27 Local Woman Reveals Wrinkle Secret That Has Doctors Angry. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f42fa959dd6118e8899st02duc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2PBReepMWU Here is the segment on YouTube, there is a second part too. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II #10201 On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:11:24 +0000 "Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE)" <hu… [at] bah.com> writes: Hi, All. 5 horse engine runs on propane. From an outfit called Lehr in CA. Anyone seen one/used one? Cheers Charlie 57 Year Old Looks 27 Local Woman Reveals Wrinkle Secret That Has Doctors Angry. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f42fb25805bd17e9724st05duc

So they said "about an hour" on the propane can. My 4 stroke 6 (Tohatsu, Mercury, Nissan - all are the same engine) does about ½ gallon an hour. Based on the discussion, the weight would be about the same? My 4 stroke 6 ( a one cylinder - the next size up at 8 horses is two cylinders and weighs over 100lb) rattles like an SOB, sometimes throws itself into gear when idling. Took it back for repair. No apparent fix on a one cylinder. Looks like the propane engine is almost identical except for fuel. I was told that it is louder. Oh for the days of my 2 stroke Nissan 8. Great engine. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rodney G. Johnson Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 9:01 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Propane Outboard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2PBReepMWU Here is the segment on YouTube, there is a second part too. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II #10201 On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:11:24 +0000 "Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE)" <hu… [at] bah.com<mailto:hu… [at] bah.com>> writes: Hi, All. 5 horse engine runs on propane. From an outfit called Lehr in CA. Anyone seen one/used one? Cheers Charlie 57 Year Old Looks 27 Local Woman Reveals Wrinkle Secret That Has Doctors Angry. <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/4f42fb25805bd17e9724st05duc>TheSmartStyleLiving.com<http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/4f42fb25805bd17e9724st05duc>

On 2/20/2012 9:27 PM, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) wrote: > > So they said "about an hour" on the propane can. My 4 stroke 6 > (Tohatsu, Mercury, Nissan -- all are the same engine) does about ½ > gallon an hour. Based on the discussion, the weight would be about > the same? My 4 stroke 6 ( a one cylinder -- the next size up at 8 > horses is two cylinders and weighs over 100lb) rattles like an SOB, > sometimes throws itself into gear when idling. Took it back for > repair. No apparent fix on a one cylinder. > My friend who just donated away his Cal 20 had a one-cyl. 4-stroke OB on it. It shook like crazy at idle too. I was just pondering that. I've got a 1938 Johnson one cyl., 2-stroke 2 h.p. engine and it's quiet and subdued. But if you double the number of strokes per bang on that single cylinder, it's understandable that it's not very smooth. You'd think that the design for small 4-stroke engines would focus on 2 small cylinders for balance. Chris Campbell

Chris, remember those Honda 50's and 90's motorbikes of yesterday? Smooth as glass. My Zooki 4, one cylinder two stroke shakes the boat pretty good, but maybe less than yer one banger. You'd think they'd put in a flywheel to smooth it out, but that would increase the weight. Good thing we is sailing most of the time. Smooooothhhh! Jerry From: Chris Campbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:19 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Propane Outboard On 2/20/2012 9:27 PM, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) wrote: >So they said “about an hour” on the propane can. My 4 stroke 6 (Tohatsu, Mercury, Nissan – all are the same engine) does about ½ gallon an hour. Based on the discussion, the weight would be about the same? My 4 stroke 6 ( a one cylinder – the next size up at 8 horses is two cylinders and weighs over 100lb) rattles like an SOB, sometimes throws itself into gear when idling. Took it back for repair. No apparent fix on a one cylinder. My friend who just donated away his Cal 20 had a one-cyl. 4-stroke OB on it. It shook like crazy at idle too. I was just pondering that. I've got a 1938 Johnson one cyl., 2-stroke 2 h.p. engine and it's quiet and subdued. But if you double the number of strokes per bang on that single cylinder, it's understandable that it's not very smooth. You'd think that the design for small 4-stroke engines would focus on 2 small cylinders for balance. Chris Campbell

See first picture....worked for me. Kept 5 new bottles on the go all the times. 20 lbs bottles lasted more then six month for the galley stove a simple coleman that replaced the alcohol double burner. http://www.navagear.com/2009/08/27/how-to-refill-disposable-propane-cylinders/ Cost of fitting on ebay was I think 10 bucks. 4 Cans at walmart I think was 15.00. Dont concern yourself with the valve. You dont need to completely fill them as the amount that is lost from not doing this is incremental. Safety glasses and gloves are required as the stuff is really cold. /ch On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Rodney G. Johnson <rj… [at] juno.com>wrote: > ** > > > At around $4.00 each around here, and technically non-refillable....... it > better last as long or longer than 1-gallon of gasoline! > >