'Enterprise' Classic Yacht |
Yacht ‘Enterprise’ Van Dam 34
Built at Van Dam at Aalsmeer, Netherlands 1974
MMSI 244130118 ; Call Sign PH 5626
Built at Van Dam at Aalsmeer, Netherlands 1974
MMSI 244130118 ; Call Sign PH 5626
This is a Yamaha F2.5A, deliberately the smallest 4 stroke, gasoline model outboard engine available. New in 2005. Having witnessed many dinghies driven too hard in choppy seas we decided that if we were at anchor we had plenty of time and did not need the temptation of an overly large engine. The biggest consideration is lifting it down from a moving deck to a bobbing dinghy, which is another reason for a smaller engine. We have now installed a removable davit (that stows in the sail locker) for this task but it is still a tricky operation at times and we are glad that we resisted the temptation of buying an overly large motor.
Although it is not used very much it is overhauled each winter. |