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Anyone have preferences among the following three - this is just for a 16' cruiser in the bilge area....1 - Pettit EZBilge, 2 - Interlux Bilgekote 3 - TotalBoats TotalBilge (online it says Epoxy based, but how can that be true without a hardener?) Not only do we want gas and resistance to...

yes, cruiser tho. Hope your's is working out!

Steve B., thanks for the link, but once again we are on the fence between an upgradeable 2.5/3.5 (for weight and profile), and the 4/5/6. Sent you a pm with questions :)

roamad, weren't you the couple that got your 16' through a "note on the boat"? We did the same thing several months ago, worked out great. I used to live in Sac... :) Thanks for the pdf info! - Karen

So we're now leaning toward (hopefully a finale) Merc short shaft 4hp (for the reverse and external fuel tank hookup vs. the 3.5). We can see how that does, and can always upgrade the carburetor to a 6hp, and the prop to a 6" pitch (on the prop, probably earlier than later). It's 55 pounds, so...

thanks everyone, ordered up an onyx, we'll see how it is. Without the pockets, to me it seems they would get in the way, I'll probably wear a fanny pack sort of thing down lower to hold miscellaneous :)

thataway, thanks for the info, so are you a proponent of the short shaft or long for the 16, with a compensating mount if a long shaft?

srbaum, I would drive across country (maybe) if you had a 5 or 6 hp that weighed 40 pounds lol Seriously, thanks for all of the info!

Just one other question about the short shaft vs. long shaft on the 2.5 or 3.5. Wouldn't it be more convenient to use if the long shaft were raised by 5" above the transom with some sort of mount? It would seem the tiller would be more accessible? thanks again everyone! - Karen

Mike, thanks, now you've got us thinking about our original choice - a 3.5. Did the 2.5 push your 16' in ocean current okay? I suppose we could get either a 2.5 or 3.5, and upgrade the carburetor and the prop? And I understand now what you and Steve are saying about the short shaft. The only...

Getting ready to buy new pfd's - anyone have opinions on which brands are the most comfortable. I have quite a "thing" about "things' rubbing around my neck. Looking for manual/auto, but not necessarily hydrostatic. Was looking at this Onyx brand (I know Mustang is one of the most popular)...

thanks jkidd - the transom on the 16' cruiser is 20", which everywhere we've looked indicates a long shaft. I think I'd rather have a longer shaft than necessary, then build or buy a mount that raises it up, than have the shaft too short. Your Suzukis look great in your album - one of the...

Steve, they said the same thing about the 6hp carb on the website readysetboat.com. But the pics they showed of their 6hp upgrade (which I misspoke earlier, is about $190) don't show any markings that would show it's OEM. So I guess it would be hard to tell online. If we need to upgrade to a...

jennykatz - the other consideration is that most motors under 4hp don't have a reverse gear, so you have to reach out in back of the boat to turn the motor around to go in reverse.

thanks again, Steve. I think we're starting to zero in on the Mercury 5hp sailpro long shaft for about $1585. It already has the high thrust prop (which is around $100), plus it has an alternator if we ever need that. If we ever need to go up to a 6hp, that would be about $100 for the...

wow, Walton, thanks, just what I was looking for, don't know why I couldn't find something like this, I searched and searched :)

Steve - maybe you can answer this is well. What if we got a merc or Tohatsu 4hp, see how that pushes the 16' cruiser. Is it as easy to change out the carburetor to a 5hp or 6hp as it seems on YouTube? :) If so, then we could upgrade the carburetor as needed, and/or possibly change the prop to...

thanks so much Steve! We haven't decided yet, but I'm assuming that the Mercury, Tohatsu, and Suzuki 4, 5, and 6hp in recent years would pretty much have the same general cowling size (width and depth), so an approximate measurement on any of those would be great. We would be looking to buy...

thanks Harvey. Watched a couple of videos this morning where people easily swapped out the carburetor on a 3.5 to a 5 or 6. More horsepower in a smaller package. hmm, possibility :)

We need a new kicker on our 16' cruiser, but in addition to weight and shaft considerations, we're trying to find approximate dimensions (widest point of width and depth) of the cowl of a 4, 5, or 6hp recent year model gas kicker - I think most mfrs will be about the same. We don't have ANY...