fredflathead Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I have just put a 90p ETEC Evinrude on my Caribeen Crest Cutter. The ETEC runs on petrol and I have a 9.9hp as a 2nd motor for safety. I have used it several times over 20yrs that I have had the boat. I fish the Hawkesbury and seldom go outside around Lion Island, now with the brand new motor do I need the 2nd motor as the other motors were 2nd hand and old. (have replaced 2 in 20yrs). For safety regs I will need to put in some paddles as I had before, I put 9.9 on. The main tank is 72lt and I had a 25lt as reserve now it will be for the 9.9 with 2stroke petrol. How many people have a 2nd motor? Thanks Norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I wanted one on my new boat but the salesman talked me out of it. He said today's new motors are so reliable that its just a waste of space. Having said that a fuel leak after a service made my motor a little difficult to start and idle so I guess there are no guarantees even on a new motor. He added that nearly all issues are battery or fuel issues but it occured to me that the auxillary motor can use a stand alone fuel tank and would most likely have a pull start and stand alone electrics. My next boat will be more suited to offshore and will probably have twin motors. Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonywardle Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) I had a second motor on mine for a while. Main reason was that the main wasn't working very well till hughy fix it. I haven't put it on since. Main issue for me is that it was 100:1 while the main was 50:1, and they were different manufacturers so the tank fittings weren't the same. If I was going outside, I'd put it back on for sure. One other thing I've just remembered, when I had to use it its not the easiest thing to do, sitting on the back using the tiller steering, and that was a fairly calm day too! Edited March 6, 2015 by antonywardle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredflathead Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Thanks for the replies. It will be a stand alone and proably not used, however if I was going outside I could put it back on. A good suggestion. I knew someone would come up with a good idea. I don't need to carry the extra weight when towing and on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I frequently go offshore and I have two motors. Main Mercury 200HP EFI, second Mariner 15HP 4-Stroke. When I bought the boat it had a 225 Yamaha -- I did not know its history. So the 15HP was added as a "safety" auxiliary - it was cheaper than repowering which I could not afford at the time. Later when I repowered the main with the new 200HP Merc, I decided to keep the 15HP as I found that not only was it a safety feature, it was a good offshore trolling motor - quiet and ran on the smell of an oily rag. It will push my rig along in the 6-10km/h range depending on conditions. Since the 200HP EFI two stroke mixes the oil from a separate oil reservoir, it takes a clean fuel feed from the main tank - same as the 15HP 4-Stroke. So I don't need to worry about separate tanks. I have also linked the two motors so they both "steer" off my hydraulic ram - its just a mater of tilting up the motor that I don't want to use to reduce drag. PS - I agree with the previous comment that most issues are electrical - so being somewhat paranoid in this area I have 3 batteries across the back - with switches to isolate or connect any combination. Can't have enough redundancy when you are 40km offshore ! Now what to do about the single fuel tank?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggs Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 it all dependsremoteness of location - ie is there coastguard coverage and how many other boaties out there to help you. the type of fishing- i use to troll headlands a bit and of main failed well your smashed on the rocks if you cant get a anchor down and get it to holdall engines can and have failed, as said above its what feeds the engines that is more likely to fail poor fuel wiring batteries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonywardle Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 That's a good point about both engines failing. Its really important, I think, to always give the auxiliary motor a run as I guess their fuel won't be as fresh as your main engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexaway1234 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I always offshore frequently well out of sight of land so redundancy of all things to get me home is important I have a Noosacat So isolated systems, twin motors fuel and electrical systems if one goes down Radio and satellite phone All things very new so no breakdown issues but all it takes is for me to collide with something in water like a tree trunk or something and rip one prop off then I can still get home on one of my twin 150s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdraft Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Hi rexaway1234 What does a sat phone cost to run? You have me thinking now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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