I just bought a used Lund 14' aluminum and found a used Honda 9.9 4-strokeThe Honda is a long shaft 20quot; and the Lund has a 15quot; transomI know this is probably not ideal, however will it work? Would I need a jack-plate or will there be some wiggle room in mounting the engine? Thanks
First, get checked out by an orthopedic doc to see if there is a medical reason - something in the construction of your knees - for the pain with runningIf not, then work with a personal trainer if you possibly can to work out a routine that will strengthen muscles that support your knees If there is serious arthritis in the older adults in your family, you may have cartiledge problems and would either need something like glucosamine chondroitin OR need to avoid exercises that cause such severe wear and tear on the old kneesThere are lots of great exercises (elliptical machine) that don't wreck your kneesAnd, why are you waiting until Spring to run? It' a year round sport - unless you live somewhere that gets serious snow all winterEven then, dedicated runners either run in the snow or find a way to run indoors (e.g., treadmill)Congrats for wanting to do something awesome.
Kevin Knee pain could be for any number of resons and its difficult to tackle if u dont know the cause! Initially id ask whether u had a decent pair (not necessarily expensive) trainers with good cusioning in the sole, if not this could be the problemI run but if a wear crap trainers, with thin soles my kness are an issue! If its a medical issue perhaps u should look at other, low impact forms of exercise, maybe swimming or cross trainers at the gym? Both of these will help u burn fat without the knee pain!
It will work, but your shallow drive will be 5 deeper, and your full down position will be 5 closer to the bottomThe additional leverage will lift the front alarmingly from starting unless you put weight up forward, such as the fuel tank - so be aware of that, and you will probably be a couple of knots slower than an identical engine with a short shaftIt is not safe to try and mount the engine higher on the transomYou should not expect blinding performance from that engine on that boat - rather it will plane out with one, and possibly two smaller adults but will start to be a bit marginal at that load if you have some extra gear or a head wind evenOne up you might get into the mid teens speed wise, still these are reasonable engines with not many vices as long as they were serviced regularlyThermostat must be fitted, the lower cylinder can go out of round on the earlier ones - if they are flogged and not serviced they get fairly sluggish and a compression check should be done to check, as continuous WOT throttle settings at can burn exhaust valvesThe earlier ones seemed to have a weak yet reliable spark and need the plug gap set close (I think .8 mm from memory - check that.) per the manual, and they did have a reputation for salting up if not well flushed out regularlyCam belt should be replaced if perished - for that you need the manual for sureWhen water pump impellors failed they tended to take out the pump housing also, the water pipe grommets also need changing to keep water pressure while trolling or idling and they did like to shed the vanes when the impellor fails - generally you need to get them out of the pipes and block evenI still like them, but they are basically the same 222 cc engine as the 8 with an extra 500 rpm, which may explain why they don't like continuous flat out running - the slightest fueling drop and you are ultra-lean.
