My father-in-law has this boat and told its mine to use if I rebuild the motors. It has Johnson 80’s on the back. The boat has been sitting up for 10 years. I was wondering if the two-cycles were expensive to rebuild and how much more gas they burn than a comparable 4 stroke. The only comparison is my dad’s Evinrude 140 on a Renken 19.
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Fuel economy is about half of what a modern 4-stroke or DFI 2-stroke. Even though rebuilding the power head of 2-stokes is not too expensive, the problem is finding all the other issues. Fuel and ignition issues can drive you crazy and add a lot of cost.
Iain Pelto
Sea Hunt Triton 160 w/ 90 ETEC “JB3”
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Yeah, I was thinking of rebuilding them to sell. Then pick up a couple of newer 4 cycles. Maybe in the 115-150hp range. I think the hull is rated for 300hp.
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Are you sure they need to be rebuilt?
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Will you recover your cost if you rebuild them?
Maybe better to just look for a pair of 4-strokes if that is what you would rather have.
Yes. Would be better to just buy 4 cycles, which I plan on anyway. But maybe I can fix the 2 cycles for a few hundred dollars and be fishing this summer. I plan on doing a full resto on the boat in a few years. I could replace the motors then.
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Does this Aquasport have the 12 degree hull, or is it the CCP model with the deeper vee and the high gunwales? If it’s the semi vee Aquasport 22-2, you don’t need to run twins. You really don’t need twins on the CCP model either. The 12 degree hull will actually plane out with as little as 100 HP, a single 150HP outboard runs good on a 22-2. Aquasports are weight sensitive in the stern, you’d probably be better off running a single.
1973 Aquasport 19-6
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