Hi everybody, finally bought my little boat , ultimate 16, Its in great shape and the trailer is in amazing condition.
I know , very/too small but with a bad back and the need to be able to step the mast, rigg and launch the boat on my own, plus I'll be mainly sailing Wallis and Myall lakes (I live in Forster)
, it seemed the best alternative for me. (The old man I bought it from used to do it on his own but He's now incapacitated and well pass the age of, even, helping me.
I'll be at Southport , picking it up, and staying there from the 12th to the 17th of this month (August) and would need help to relearn to step the mast and rigg her (am very rusty lol)
i'd be Happy to pay (reasonably) for it.
We could also take her out, although and this bring me to the second subject. I am looking for a portable outboard (I have a bad back and weight is an issue) under 5hp (nsw regulations)
i am not sure that I need a long legg but may be ?
i'd be Happy with one of them 3.3 2 strokes but been having hearing good things about those new 2.5 hp 4 strokes (obviously dearer but i need to be able to rely on it when/if nneeded)
also looking for a portable/light boat ladder.
any help, advice would be greatly Appreciated,
thankyou and fair winds to all
cheers
David.
Hi David, i think you will find the little trailer sailer great. I have been on a ultimate 18 and it was a fairly roomy boat for an 18 footer, so i would imagine the 16 will be OK.
Getting the mast up on trailer sailors can be made easy with a bit of thought. Have a look at the trailersailer place forum. Those guys are all over it. I get a big heavy 8m mast up and down by myself with a method pinched from that site, so i am sure you will find a way to get the stick up and down on your 16 footer without busting your back.
I would guess a short shaft outboard would be the go on such a small TS, depends what type of OB bracket it has, could most likely move down or add jacking plate if required, so not a huge deal. I think the little 3.5/3.3/3hp tohatsu/merc/ mariner (all the same with different stickers) would be only just adequate to power your boat. I have one and they are great little motors but with the props available for them not really suited to heavy displacement boats. No reverse, just nuteral and forward. You can spin them to reverse but maybe not ideal for you to be reaching over the transom with a bad back.
I dont like small 4 strokes and don't think a 2.5 would push your TS (i have a 2.3 honda). I have found 4 strokes under 6 hp to be heavy, loads of vibration, complicated and tempremental, but some people like them.
My choice would be a 5hp 2 stroke. Yamaha or
tohatsu/merc/mariner. No longer allowed to be imported, but there should still be plenty around. The advantages are you can get props more suited to displacement boats, remote fuel tank and likely good reliability being very simple motors. You do have to mix fuel though.
Enjoy your new toy.
Cheers Neil
Well mate I can only help with engines here. I would personally go for either a Yamaha or Tohatsu 3-5hp 2 stroke I reckon you might need a long shaft. What is the distance from the bracket to about 6 inches under the water? I wouldn't buy a 4 stroke under 50 hp. A single cylinder 4 stroke is heavier, less reliable, less powerful than a 2 stroke. One thing I noticed a Yamaha 6hp 4 Stoke did was have a compression lock and the cord would fling back very fast and hurt your arm good.
Hope this helps.
Hi david
It looks like you are going to have to work this all out by yourself (unless someone jumps in soon).
Not to worry.
As Neil (Wallymullet?) said trailersailerplace www.trailersailerplace.com.au/ is the place to go for specifically your requests.
A few of the posters there are on the Gold Coast.
There are a few different mast raising methods, but yours should be pretty easy to deal with (light!!)
2 stroke outboard are reliable. proper maintenance is the key (water pump impeller, spark plugs, correct fuel oil mix, ) and a used engine in good condition will do you well.
With a boat that small if there is any wind at all you should be able to get where you want to go (not in any hurry though)
I have a 25 footer and the engine goes off as soon as I have any motion at all.
For a boat ladder you can try Gumtree or you local boating store. They are not so expensive.
gary
As said 2/ are lighter but if you want a new one good luck, the 2 hp 4/ will push that little boat just fine, I had a 5hp on a Hartley 16 and it was overkill
