Craig, Yes, The Honda 4 cycle 2 hp vibrates far slower and less than my old 2 cycle 2 hp evinrude.
The 4 cycle has less rpm so the vibration is slower and the sound is deeper and less. It is a pleasure to use compared the my old noisy eggbeater. Doug Kelch "Seas The Day" --- Honshells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, Harvey. I thought of the barrel approach > and may use it: I was just afraid I'd have to do it > for 10 > hours! No one suggested ways to try to dampen > outboard vibration: Does that mean no one suffers > enough > vibration to bother? Thanks, Craig > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harvey Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:35 PM > Subject: 4-Stroke Outboard, Break-In, Vibration > > Hmmm..you could run the motor in a water barrel for > a few hours before > installing on your boat. > > I run my Seagulls that way every spring tuneup. > > After 3-4 hours of barrel running time, put it on > your transom and motor > around at varying speeds for a few more hours, and > you should be OK. > > Harvey/ Ga > > M-17 Stargazer #294 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
