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BSG	#1  Posted on 08/18/13 - 7:08 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 36 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/23/13	After doing a little boating with my old 1983 Johnson on my 1979 Montauk that I got a couple months ago I decided that I would feel better with a new engine when I am off the coast of Northern CA abalone diving and spearfishing. I am having a 90hp LP direct inject Tahatsu put on the boat this week. It will replace my 1983 Johnson 115 that smokes, chokes and drips oil. The old V-4 was nice back in the day but I am looking forward to the new engine. I will post a couple of pics when it is all done in a week or two. I think this engine will be perfect, just about 35 pounds more than the Johnson, still a 2 stroke, but clean and Tahoe legal, as well as being about 2k less than an E-TEC. Tahatsu makes some clean simple engines that are used in some far off places around the world. Edited by Joe Kriz on 08/18/13 - 7:11 PM
jack12	#2  Posted on 09/09/13 - 6:31 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 28 Comments: 1 Joined: 08/12/12	How do you like the Tohatsu? It seems to be a popular option currently. Do you find 90 HP is sufficient for a 17? Thanks
tom blinstrub	#3  Posted on 09/10/13 - 2:40 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 369 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/14/09	You will love the new 90 hp Tohatsu. I have run a 90 Tohatsu on my 1977 Outrage 21 for 6 or 7 seasons now. I make around 100 trips out of the harbor a year. Im scared to check how many hours are on it. It has never been to the dealer. I replaced the spark plugs and waterpump impeller once and change the gear oil in the fall, Thats it. Someday it's gonna go "boom" and then maybee I will get the 115.
BSG	#4  Posted on 09/10/13 - 3:53 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 36 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/23/13	I pick the boat up in a couple days so I will let you guys know how it goes. should be a great engine
Finnegan	#5  Posted on 09/10/13 - 4:51 PM
Member Posts: 1926 Comments: 16 Joined: 05/02/08	That is a good looking engine, with nice design lines. I like the looks of it a lot better than the glitzy and contrived shapes on the Evinrude E-tec 90. The mid section is not covered in plastic either. It uses Mercury Optimax technology, all licensed by Orbital in Australia, and should give excellent fuel economy.
BSG	#6  Posted on 09/17/13 - 1:32 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 36 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/23/13	Got my boat back and just need a half day free to get it out on the water. I am very happy with the rigging, and even upgraded the fuel tank, made a few changes to the helm and cleaned a few things up. Just needs gas and a few free hours and I am gone. Put new pics on my personal page of the engine and parts upgrade.
Finnegan	#7  Posted on 09/17/13 - 2:14 PM
Member Posts: 1926 Comments: 16 Joined: 05/02/08	The engine looks good on the Montauk. Is the color dark blue or black?
BSG	#8  Posted on 09/17/13 - 3:11 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 36 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/23/13	Black. I thought I was going to get a Tahatsu, but not a problem, same engine just a sticker. It looks good and is a no frills engine without a lot of crazy plastic parts all over it.
BSG	#9  Posted on 09/18/13 - 8:57 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 36 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/23/13	Got the boat out today for the first time with the new engine. Runs great. After a few hours of break in I was able to do a couple wide open runs. Hitting 40 mph with a 19 pitch prop and 5500 rpm, so with a light load, 10 gallons of gas, one person, one battery and one yellow lab, I am propped right.(5100-5800) is the range. I was thinking that I would see closer to 42 or 44mph, but I did mover from a 115hp old school 2 stroke to a modern day 90hp. Boat runs great, direct inject 2 stroke is quiet and starts right up. A little bit of prop vibration at a couple RPM levels but other than that the Nissan is a nice simple engine, no smoke, nice on gas, and looks good.
Finnegan	#10  Posted on 09/18/13 - 10:42 PM
Member Posts: 1926 Comments: 16 Joined: 05/02/08	Mount the engine up two bolt holes and install a 19" pitch Mercury Laser II prop and you should get your 42-44 MPH.