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cybr
Jun 02, 2003, 04:01 AM
use a small 2 stoke motor and lay it on its side
you may need to rotate the carby 90 deg
and make a side mount base plate but motor will fit and run fine
Shaun

jwood wrote:
> I am wanting to put a gas engine in a Dumas 40" cris craft triple
> cockpit barrelback boat. The area that the engine goes is plenty wide
> and long. But it is only 4.5" tall in that area. So I can't fit one of
> the large gasoline engines (zenoah ect..) that are available, because
> it will be exposed out of the hole in the top. I don't want to lose
> that scale appearance. So I think I am stuck putting a glow engine like
> the os 81 VR-M,or a os 46 VX-M in there.
>
> Are there any smaller gasoline engines out there that are under 4.5
> inches tall? The weedeater types and others appear to be over 6 or 7
> inches tall. And I would like the engine to fit inside the lid.
> Any product recommendations? I like the idea of having inexpensive, and
> readily available fuel.
> I would appreciate any advice you have for me.
> Thanks
> Jeff Wood
> Boise, ID
>
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jwood
Jun 04, 2003, 09:57 AM
I appreciate the information. Does anyone have a link to where I can purchase a small two stroke engine?

CoyoteBoy
Jun 07, 2003, 04:01 AM
Theres often some on ebay, but you can just pop down to your local garden
tool repair place and pick one up for a few quid.

JB

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> I appreciate the information. Does anyone have a link to where I can
> purchase a small two stroke engine?
>
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