Are 25hp Honda Marine Engines Good?

Jim Rogers

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Feb 8, 1994, 5:33:04 PM2/8/94

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We considering purchasing three Honda Marines (25hp) for our sailing club.
If you have information on their durability, level of maintenance, etc.,
let me know. We'd like them to be relatively durable since these engines
receive much use and are known to fall into the lake periodically. Thanks
in advance for any information.

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dudley

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Feb 8, 1994, 7:00:32 PM2/8/94

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In article 080294...@fout.nic.wisc.edu, jbro...@macc.wisc.edu (Jim Rogers) writes:
>We considering purchasing three Honda Marines (25hp) for our sailing club.

You're not planning on putting these on sailboats, are you? I've never
seen a sailboat with more than a 15HP outboard (except a Lancer Powersailor
with a 140HP motor, but it is stretching it a bit to call that a sailboat).

dudley
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Jim Rogers

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Feb 10, 1994, 2:05:49 PM2/10/94

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In article <2j9930$6...@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM>, dud...@treefort.Corp.Sun.COM
(dudley) wrote:

No, we won't be putting these engines onto our sailboats although during
dead air August days it is an idea (if the engines were quiet enough). If
purchased, they would go on our three safety boats.

Aki Atoji

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Feb 11, 1994, 2:01:05 AM2/11/94

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I saw an old MacGregor 22 on a trailer with a big Chrysler _Thirty_ HP
outboard proudly sticking out the back recently.

And no, I can't possibly even remotely imagine *why*.

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Paul Kamen

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Feb 11, 1994, 2:32:16 AM2/11/94

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I like the Honda 4-strokes and own one myself, but our experience with the
resuce skiff motors in the Cal Sailing Club is that that the 2-stroke
Japanese motors seem to be the most reliable and last the longest (2-3
years).
-"Call me Fishmeal"-

dudley

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Feb 11, 1994, 10:11:25 AM2/11/94

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In article C...@netcom.com, fish...@netcom.com (Paul Kamen) writes:

>I like the Honda 4-strokes and own one myself...

Isn't this a sign of weakness, or old age, or something? I thought
real sailors used their rudders and a 6' canoe paddle for emergency
propulsion. What's next? Roller furling?

dudley
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Mark Crafts

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Feb 14, 1994, 10:40:19 AM2/14/94

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Ack!
2-3 years?!
I hope I can pull at least 10 out of mine!
That may be asking a bit much since it's saltwater only, and goes out just
about every weekend, but it's got 7 years under it's belt and has had not
one lick of trouble.
Wait - the spark advance got sticky one day and it took about 30 minutes
and liberal amounts of WD-40 to free it fully. Been fine ever since.
'87 Yamaha 175.
I've also got a 4-stroke Yamaha 9.9 kicker of the same year which has been
perfect as well.

Mark

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Paul Kamen

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Feb 14, 1994, 11:12:19 PM2/14/94

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Note that at the Cal Sailing CLub, we're talking *every day*, not just
"almost every weekend." Other organizations with more money replace their
motors *every year*.