Was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on an out board for a triton 24. Ive got a yamaha f5 4stroke, which is slow as, was after something suitable for short coastal day trips
If I remember correctly the outboard fits in a well in a locker? If so, you may be limited by the space available.
Typically a 9.9 Tohatsu Sail pro extra long shaft and high thrust prop or similar would probably do the trick.
Yea it has an outboard well but the 5 hp 4 stroke only just fits in and difficult to get in and out, was considering putting mounting something bigger on the back
Stick with the well if you can, OB's out the back prone to a bit more cavitation/ventilation when coastal.
2st might be a bit smaller in size. 6hp I would of thought would be fine, however I think the 8 & 9.8hp are the same size as the 6hp (2 st anyway).
I have found 8hp more than enough for a 25ft Top Hat.
Make sure you have the sail thrust prop!, that might be why your going slow with the current motor??
hello,
I use a 8hp evinrude, long shaft on my triton 24, in the well. Could hardly fit bigger.
It's ok to go in and out from my mooring (burraneer bay), even with tide against, but don't expect to race...
cheers
I was getting pushed backwards in 50km wind with my 5 hp in lake Macquarie. Want something that will get me out of trouble in similar situation
NOT SURE HOW BIG IS WELL ON YOUR TRITON, I used to sail Adventure 7 and fitted in Mercury 15HP long shaft,
with displacement prop. That was more more than enough. Port Phillip Bay can be serious stuff.
9.9hp yamaha 4stroke high thrust is the one, 46 kg, 25 inch extra long shaft, 1.5 litres an hour and quiet too
2.9 to 1 gearbox ratio 12 inch diameter prop made to move heavy displacement hulls ,the only motor in its class
That sounds like what i want, i doubt it will fit in the well though, at least on a transom or whatever you call them it will be easy to flush
they are fairly compact, same cowl as a 8hp ,I put over 500 hours on one in six years never missed a beat .they have awsome stopping power in reverse ,my boat was 4 tonne too
Yea ive done about 100 hours in a year with my 5hp only averaging 3 to 4 knots though, in flat conditions, got it up to 5.5 lazy sailing. How fast you reckon you were getting?
It pushed the cat to 6.5 knots flat water ,and in reverse flat water did just under 5 knots I thought that was amazing ,the stopping power of such a small engine sold me ,I tried 3 different two stroke s and nothing came close .one was 30HP with 4 blade prop
Had a Triton 24 with a Yacht Propped American Mercury (with gears on the handleJapanese gear on the side).
definately recommend this size & engine combo to get you out of all situations.
its better to have more throttle to use when you need it, rather than be maxed out and wanting more!
As others have said, the right prop is very important. Unless the motor can get up to design revs, you are not going to get the rated power. Most standard 5hp motors do not have the "yacht" type low pitch prop. So check the pitch and diameter of your prop and compare with the yacht type offered by the manufacturer.
I would definitely recommend staying with the well. However, ventilation is important, so make sure the engine is not choking on its exhaust fumes.
Not practical to flush an outboard on a moored yacht. However, lifting up out of the water is necessary if you want any life out of your motor.
We were at the boat show and looking for something to solve a similar problem. Mercury now have a compact 9.9 long shaft at 26 kilos which sounds like it could be the right thing with the right prop on it.
I've a Top Hat with an 8HP 4 stroke on a stern bracket. (It does'nt fit the well easily) As BlueMoon says, it does cavitate in short chop, but I've been out of Lake Macquarie against the tide and into a light easterly without problem. It out performed the diesel Top Hat that was following me.
Reverse however is an issue with the standard prop. It will cavitate badly in reverse, just when you really need it. So I've bought a Solas 4 blade hi-thrust. Haven't installed it yet, but will do shortly.
It may be a hi-thrust prop would be worth trying before changing motors, as there are many 23-25 footers around with 5hp auxilliaries that do quite OK.
As others have said, the Yamaha Sail drive outboard is the Rolls Royce, but the Tohatsu comes in a close second IMO.
