*New* Tohatsu 6hp Sail Pro For Sale

[Chief]

I have a brand new Tohatsu 6hp Sail Pro motor for sale. Model # MFS6CSPROL. This is the long-shaft (20 inch) model. I purchased the motor on March 13, 2013, from onlineoutboards.com.  The motor has precisely 11 hours on it. I very carefully broke it in, strictly following the break-in guide as contained in the manual. After breaking the motor in, I discovered it is not the best model for my particular application. I purchased the motor for $1,499.99 and will sale it for $1,200. Send me a private message if you are interested. Here are a couple of photos. I have more photos and even some videos of the motor in operation if you are, in fact, serious about buying it.

 

[jthatcher]

hi chief,
  i also have a 23 , and i am prepared to order a tohatsu..  i was planning on ordering the 25 inch  model.    may i ask what the issue is that you ran into?  jt

[Chief]

The issue is one of preference, really. When mounted to my 23, the propeller is not as deep as I would like. I motored around the empty lake with no problems but, when the summer traffic picks up, I'm concerned the prop might come out of the water on those occasions I may cross a particularly heavy wake. The 20-inch shaft is long enough and does keep all the parts underwater that should be, but those extra 5 inches of the ultra-long shaft should make me feel more comfortable. Interestingly, I had a 20-inch Nissan (same motor) on my Catalina 22 and it was plenty deep enough on that boat. And, this Tohatsu replaced a 15-inch 9.9 Nissan I inherited with the Com-Pac 23 when I purchased her. That 9.9 had a shorter shaft and the prop was deeper in the water!! I think the weight of that Nissan (around 110 pounds) kept the prop a bit deeper than this Tohatsu which weighs just 58 pounds. Moreover, my experience with the 20-inch Nissan on my Catalina 22 reveals a lot also has to do with motor mount positioning. So, long story short, it is mostly a preference thing; the motor did just fine on sea trials and the prop never came out of the water, but I still want the prop deeper than it is.

[Bob23]

   I'll echo what the Chief says about prop depth. I have a long shaft (2") Nissan 8 hp and 99% of the time, it's fine. But when motoring into some of the very choppy conditions I can encounter on the Barnegat Bay, the prop will indeed leave the water. An extra long shaft would solve this problem although I plan to stick with my old Miss Nissan. It's not enough of a problem to warrant buying a new motor in my case. If I were to buy new, it'd probably be a 25" shaft.
   Hmm...I wonder if you could buy an extra long shaft lower unit and add it to your motor?
Bob23

[Allure2sail]

Hi Bob23......Retro fit shaft kit....
I have a kit that I purchased from Tohatsu a number of years back, it was made for a 9.9 but does just that. Makes it into an extra long shaft motor. I will get the Tohatsu part number off the box.....I don't know if an 8hp motor uses the same leg as a 9.9hp. I'm assuming it is a two stroke. Let me know if your interest, or anyone else for that matter. The kit if I remember correctly has a spacer, a longer drive rod and the longer water tube. It was never used and is in storage. The older 2 stroke motors used a spacer to  go from long to xtralong shaft length.
Bruce
S/V Allure
Swansea, MA
P.S. I just remebered I also have for sale a new Tohatsu prop (in the sealed bag) for a later model 9.9 four stroke. I will get the part number when I go to the storage space.