Landscaping Wiz 808
Chief Petty Officer
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- Jun 29, 2008
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I bought a new Tohatsu four stroke 9.8hp in mid August to replace my old (but incredibly reliable and easy to work on) '86 Johnson 9.9hp. Now that I've finished the break-in period on the new one I thought I'd put up a couple of videos to show the difference between the two. Both videos were taken on the same boat on the same reservoir under relatively similar conditions.
Here's the Johnson pushing my 12'er in the spring:
http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n326/landscapingwiz808/?action=view¤t=HPIM0607.flv
And here's the new Tohatsu pushing her today:
http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n326/landscapingwiz808/?action=view¤t=001-1.flv
Overall the Johnson had much more torque and put the tinny on a plane a little faster, but the Tohatsu is much more quiet and fuel efficient (3/4 to full throttle for 3+ hours - 1.5 gallons!!!). Speed at WOT is 2mph slower with the Tohatsu, but I think that can be corrected with a different prop pitch.
Incidentally, I still have the Johnson. She's spending her retirement at my folks house in Massachusetts, seeing only 3-4 weeks of easy use a year. Even though it's in saltwater the motor get serviced "professionally
" at the end of each summer.
Here are a couple of pictures to show how the 'ol boat looks with the different motors on her.
BOB
Here's the Johnson pushing my 12'er in the spring:
http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n326/landscapingwiz808/?action=view¤t=HPIM0607.flv
And here's the new Tohatsu pushing her today:
http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n326/landscapingwiz808/?action=view¤t=001-1.flv
Overall the Johnson had much more torque and put the tinny on a plane a little faster, but the Tohatsu is much more quiet and fuel efficient (3/4 to full throttle for 3+ hours - 1.5 gallons!!!). Speed at WOT is 2mph slower with the Tohatsu, but I think that can be corrected with a different prop pitch.
Incidentally, I still have the Johnson. She's spending her retirement at my folks house in Massachusetts, seeing only 3-4 weeks of easy use a year. Even though it's in saltwater the motor get serviced "professionally
Here are a couple of pictures to show how the 'ol boat looks with the different motors on her.
BOB


