My Honda 2 had problems idling at low throttle for over a year until I took it in for service last summer for an unrelated problem. The tech who worked on it said he had adjusted the idle, and since then it has never shut down at low throttle, but idles beautifully. I think upping the idle speed should help a lot, even at altitude. Rick M-17 Lynne L ************** Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=http... 001)
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 5:40 PM, <JDavies104@aol.com> wrote:
My Honda 2 had problems idling at low throttle for over a year until I took it in for service last summer for an unrelated problem. The tech who worked on it said he had adjusted the idle, and since then it has never shut down at low throttle, but idles beautifully. I think upping the idle speed should help a lot, even at altitude.
Rick M-17 Lynne L
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I have a Honda 2hp and will be motoring at 6000ft this weekend let you know how it works. I think the little Honda is pretty light on the gas anyway so we will see the wind does can kick in the high deserts of Arizona where I sail and I could use all available power to get back to the dock directly into the wind. I also have a 2stroke Yamaha jet boat gets 50mph in Phoenix area lakes gets 45 at White Mountain Lake in northern Arizona so we will see. Let you know Bill M-15 hull#631
Hey congrates on the new M-15 did you order it? I was lucky I bought a like new M-15 2005 build with extras like autopilot that I love and extra sails and electrical system Bill Kaiser M-15 hull#631 On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:09 PM, Bill Kaiser <whkaiser@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 5:40 PM, <JDavies104@aol.com> wrote:
My Honda 2 had problems idling at low throttle for over a year until I took it in for service last summer for an unrelated problem. The tech who worked on it said he had adjusted the idle, and since then it has never shut down at low throttle, but idles beautifully. I think upping the idle speed should help a lot, even at altitude.
Rick M-17 Lynne L
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I have a Honda 2hp and will be motoring at 6000ft this weekend let you know how it works. I think the little Honda is pretty light on the gas anyway so we will see the wind does can kick in the high deserts of Arizona where I sail and I could use all available power to get back to the dock directly into the wind. I also have a 2stroke Yamaha jet boat gets 50mph in Phoenix area lakes gets 45 at White Mountain Lake in northern Arizona so we will see. Let you know Bill M-15 hull#631
Hi Bill, I wanted to follow up w/ you about your high altitude sail and the performance of your Honda. I don't know whether you have sailed at lower altitudes and have a basis for comparison, but did the Honda behave well? Notice any appreciable loss of power? Thanks, Mike La Pequenita M 15 #654 I have a Honda 2hp and will be motoring at 6000ft this weekend let you know how it works. I think the little Honda is pretty light on the gas anyway so we will see the wind does can kick in the high deserts of Arizona where I sail and I could use all available power to get back to the dock directly into the wind. I also have a 2stroke Yamaha jet boat gets 50mph in Phoenix area lakes gets 45 at White Mountain Lake in northern Arizona so we will see. Let you know Bill M-15 hull#631 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
I was pleasantly surprised by the power and it started pretty easy also the temperature was in the mid 50's. I tried something I not done before and that was to power it on the trailer. My power boat is much easier to see the front of the trailer. I had a little tailing cross wind but have upright plastic poles on the trailer to help guide me on. Well, the bow of the boat missed the front roller and I kept powering the boat and it was forward of the roller about 2 feet. I kept the motor running fast enough to keep the prop engaged went forward stood on the trailer pushed against the boat to realign it on the front roller and with the motor running there was enough force to keep the boat in place while I hooked up to the trailer. I ran the motor at about half throttle with the autopilot on while I was raising the jib and main and it purred right along. Hope that story helped, Bill Phoenix M-15 #631 On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Michael Carter < carterconsultants@comcast.net> wrote:
Hi Bill,
I wanted to follow up w/ you about your high altitude sail and the performance of your Honda. I don't know whether you have sailed at lower altitudes and have a basis for comparison, but did the Honda behave well? Notice any appreciable loss of power?
Thanks, Mike La Pequenita M 15 #654
I have a Honda 2hp and will be motoring at 6000ft this weekend let you know how it works. I think the little Honda is pretty light on the gas anyway so we will see the wind does can kick in the high deserts of Arizona where I sail and I could use all available power to get back to the dock directly into the wind. I also have a 2stroke Yamaha jet boat gets 50mph in Phoenix area lakes gets 45 at White Mountain Lake in northern Arizona so we will see. Let you know Bill M-15 hull#631 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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Rick, You and Jon were right. Stepping up the idle about ¾ turn did help a lot. It now idles without dying and without engaging the clutch. It stills coughs and burps a bit, but thats an adjustment I dont feel competent to make. Itll probably increase my fuel consumption a bit, but I can live with that. Thanks for the help. Mike M 15 La Pequenita _____ From: JDavies104@aol.com [mailto:JDavies104@aol.com] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 5:40 PM To: carterconsultants@comcast.net; montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Honda Outboard My Honda 2 had problems idling at low throttle for over a year until I took it in for service last summer for an unrelated problem. The tech who worked on it said he had adjusted the idle, and since then it has never shut down at low throttle, but idles beautifully. I think upping the idle speed should help a lot, even at altitude. Rick M-17 Lynne L ************** Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redi r=http://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)
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