Hi all

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with a Parsun 5.8 outboard either good or bad

Any thoughts would be appreciated

Regards Don

Hi all

just to explain why I am asking the question

The new J24 for the teenagers currently has a 3.5 Tohatsu with forward and neutral and to reverse you need to spin the motor 180 degrees

It looks like we will be berthing it in the marina and I am thinking that a motor that has reverse with an extension lever on the gear shift would be easier for the teenagers to use in close quarters

I have looked at what is available new and the smallest long shaft available with reverse now is a 4hp 4 stroke in various brands but they all weigh around the 26 plus kilo mark compared to the current motor that is around 14 kilos

There is a used (less than 10 hours) 5.8 Parsun long shaft with tiller extension for sale locally that weighs around 20 kilos so I am wondering if it might do the job

I am a bit sus on any motor other than the mainstream brands but a mate had a 9.8 Parsun for four years with out any dramas so perhaps they are ok

Regards Don

I've no idea about the Parson but why do you need a tiller extension?
The transom is squared off and you only need to touch the throttle and gear lever when entering / exiting the marina . With my outboard the steering tension is tightened off and never touched. The throttle tension adjuster is firmish ie, I can leave it going at a set speed. I use the boats tiller to steer. The only time I sit at the transom to operate the outboard is when I'm berthing and its more about operating the fwd/reverse lever which I again use with the boats tiller at almost idle speed .
KISS.
I would suggest you look at a second hand Mercury/ Tohatsu.
They just keep going.

Stick with the Tohatsu. Great engines
It will do the kids good to learn a bit of boat handling right from the start
Once they master the revolving Tohatsu anything else will be a breeze

troubadour said..
Stick with the Tohatsu. Great engines
It will do the kids good to learn a bit of boat handling right from the start
Once they master the revolving Tohatsu anything else will be a breeze

I second the Tohatsu you already got it and they make the heads for all the other outboards, I replaced the Parson with the little Tohatsu long leg and it went for ever

troubadour said..
Stick with the Tohatsu. Great engines
It will do the kids good to learn a bit of boat handling right from the start
Once they master the revolving Tohatsu anything else will be a breeze

Hi Troubadour

That might be the case but it concerns me how much damage might occur to the J24 and other boats in the marina while they are learning to berth while spinning the Tohatsu around

Also we are not talking about one person but a group of teenagers with different skills and ability to learn

The more i look at this I think the Parsun might be a good option and the extra HP might be handy as well if motoring under adverse conditions

I have no doubt that the Parsun might not have the build quality of the mainstream engines but it seems to have what we need and it might be worth giving it a try

Regards Don

Hi Don.
How would you go about putting a call out for donations, (either money or a locally sourced engine)?
I really like the idea of young ones getting something that is not working (well) working.
Keep up the good work.

gary

garymalmgren said..
Hi Don.
How would you go about putting a call out for donations, (either money or a locally sourced engine)?
I really like the idea of young ones getting something that is not working (well) working.
Keep up the good work.

gary

Hi Gary

Over the last couple of weeks we have been speaking to various people and groups in the community and the response has been overwhelming with offers of services and money to get this happening and everything is falling into place nicely

I went and had a lock at the motor today and It looks as new and starts and runs fine so i left a deposit and that is another box ticked

Regards Don

I personally don't like parsons at all and would rather row. I had a 3.6 a few years ago and it was a complete utter piece of sh!t. I turned the fuel off on the side (as you need to) and it flooded the engine leaving me mucking around with fuel and outboard trying to get it going again. That was just the start of it. It disappointed many other times on different occasions. I like Yamaha 2 strokes and would pick a second hand one up if your replacing. But I also love tohatsu, I reckon leave it on if you can.

Hi all dose anyone have any idea is there a part that bolts on to extend the gear shifter to bring it more into the boat