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@@josephcaya9833 I bought it here at Costco in Newfoundland.

Atlantic Recreation. I’d go with an 8hp.

Yes as far as value for money is concerned, you won’t find a better deal!

I just saw it on sale. Did you manage to find an engine?

Thanks my friend!

You are very welcome.

No I added those myself. I just drilled through the transom and added two u bolts with fender washers to tow the kids on a tube.

@@newfoundland-adventures nice! Did it work ok? Too much stress on the transom at all? How big were the people you towed. Thanks a lot. Bancroft On Canada.

Yeah it worked fine. Weren’t going very fast and my kids are only young. I wouldn’t recommend at high speeds or towing adults.

I believe my max speed with 3 of us in the boat was 18km/h. I upgraded to an 8hp Honda shortly after and it’s much better.

If you have more than one person in the boat and want it to plane out, a 6hp barely gets the job done. And won’t get the job done on windy or choppy days.

Hey man, Naw that was just a ryobi shop vac with the hose on the outlet port. I used the pump it came with to get it up to pressure.

I’ve got a 6 gallon tank and have not run out of gas yet. I’ve been out for 4-5 hours. I’ll have to test that in a couple of months and see just how far and how long I can go.

It’s packed away now but I’m almost positive the transom was 16”

Thanks for that!

Thanks man! I’ve never had a treehouse so this will be a first for the 3 of us!

It's 10'8" long A little less than 6' wide And 18" deep on the outside edge

It's rated for 15hp

@@newfoundland-adventures that would make it go really fast with one person, thank you

Excellent on the Ocean! Proceed with caution tho. I have a decade of experience sea kayaking, so I am very familiar with the ocean around here and went out prepared with safety equipment.

Yes! That's where I mostly use it 👍

Costco

I set it to 1. If I go any higher I get a lot of cavitation. Which is why I thought a long shaft might be better for this boat.

Nice! I also worked up there in 2008 haha. Also not a fan of seal meat lol It's a great little set up and a lot of fun with the kids.

You can definitely get away with a long shaft because the transome is 18" if I remember. Otherwise with a short shaft you need to make sure the trim is at its lowest setting. If I was to do it again I'd buy a long shaft and put a 1" spacer under it.

I measured 15 inches. I'm I measuring right?

Short!

I bought an auxiliary tank and strap it in the bottom of the dingy. It works great. Don't forget to flip the tank switch if you do use the auxiliary tank.

​@@v.crawford620Hi, how does an auxiliary fuel tank actually work, does the motor automatically pump the fuel from the auxiliary tank or do you need to manually fill the motor?

@@markweatherall7437 A plastic auxiliary boat fuel tank that has the correct fitting to plug in to whatever motor you have. You plug it into the motor fuel intake fitting and the fuel is sucked out of the tank instead of the motor reservoir. I have never put any fuel in to the motor tank. Remember to change the intake switch so it will suck from the tank.

@@v.crawford620 Thanks for explaining.

That motor has a hook up for an auxiliary tank and the motor should have came with the required hose connector. Mine came with everything I needed except the external tank

The valves have a center pin you need to push in and turn to release. That seals the valve

Yes just around the wrist

Did you end up doing this because I’m going to do the exact same 😅

@@MilaCarrillo-ec4pz what? what flight?

I wanna do the same... Somebody managed to get it to 32kg?

It’s a short shaft yes

Short shaft eh? I just bought a new mercury 6hp short shaft and all I get is cavitation when tryna go on plane any little wave I hit juts trows everything off

Set the tilt pin to the right angle... @@crawler_lifestyle4205

plane is also limited to weight... it planes for me with 2 people that are not heavy including my self. Alone I do put my weight to the front of the boat until it planes

@@samuelroberge I took the pos back to Costco

I keep mine inflated all the time and just throw it on top of the car until I sort out a trailer for it.

once you get the hang if it, its 25 minute to unpack and assemble the boat, 10 minute take down time. So not bad (I've done it 4 times). Trick is to have an automatic pump (I use a Dewalt inflator and just hold the nozzle to the attachment). Also tape or glue foam to your bench seats to make comfy cushions (use yoga mat).

Hey, sorry I threw the box out right away but best guess it’s about 24”x16”x36”

‎45.75" x 27.5" x 14"

2hp

8 is about 10km/h faster and gets up to speed much faster. If you’re going to have 2-3 adults you’ll want and 8 or probably even a 9.9.

@@newfoundland-adventures I have a Tobin as well, looking at a Honda 9.9 or 15hp . What would you recommend from your experience? Would the 9.9 be good enough? (will mostly be just me and my 15yr old son) Thanks, Don..

​@@donlawrence8812for my experience I will go with the 15 , I have on my Tobin a 18 hp short shaft

@@SouzaxSouzax Thanks, much appreciated!

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That’s just a cordless Ryobi shop vac. I use the hand pump it came with to get the boat to pressure.

Awesome! Both motors are very quiet when trolling. I was very surprised how quiet these new motors are.

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I just purchased the same boat and motor. When I operate it the prop seems to get air and the boat slows. Do you experience this with your short shafts?

​​@@v.crawford620 I took my Tobin out yesterday for the first time with my Nissan 5hp short shaft. Motor would ventilate as soon as I went more than 50% throttle. I have to do some more research on this and see what my options are. My short shaft worked great on my old zodiac but Constantly ventilated on this boat. As a last resort I may consider modifying my transom to drop the motor lower. Let me know if you found a fix!

@@ericscott7589 No fix yet. it seems that because this zodiac does not have a hard shell base it captures air in a pocket under the vessel and that air goes back to the prop rather than washing to the side. I am going to make sure that the base is inflated to the max pressure recommended to see if that helps.

​@@v.crawford620yeah I was going to try that as well. I saw some comments mentioning that the keel needs to be max inflated. Also the inflatable floor seemed to bend down the middle caused by the keel. I think if I could somehow get the inflatable floor flat so it could put pressure down on the keel this may tighten up the hull material which might help. My old zodiac was a soft bottom but had a wood floor so it seemed to do a good job on pushing the keel down which probably made the hull more rigid.

It’s 11’ long and that’s with myself and two boys. I can get 28km/h with my new 8hp. Check out here: th-cam.com/video/KjAnkzu2Py4/w-d-xo.html

No I’m not going to bother with launching wheels. I’ll be getting a boat trailer for it in the next few weeks tho. I’ll make another video of that and few upgrades I’ve made.

I'm a new owner. I decided against the wheels. Glad I did, as I don't think I need them. Basically I unload my gear near the boat launch, put it all together, get boat in water, drop engine on back and away we go. So I think it depends on where you plan to launch.

I built a set of launching wheels. Prob cheaper to just buy lol

How much you paid for it, I want one too

1160lbs

Boat was $800 and the motor was $2200.

Im pretty sure in my province I do not need to register on an inflatable and less than 10HP.

@@newfoundland-adventures Within USA, these days any propulsion on inflatable needs to be registered. Exceptions are non-federal waters in the state of Washington and Florida. If you are not in these 2 states, you have to register. Boat or Kayak doesn't matter.

No it’s an air floor

They used to be and they changed it

Should I get 6hp or 9.9hp?

If it’s just you a 6 will do nicely two adults and gear (450lbs) you MIGHT struggle to get on plane but I’ll confirm that in a couple weeks. 3 adults you’ll definitely want a 9.9

A 6HP is good for 1 adult, or 1 adult and two kids. Two adults or more and you’re definitely going to want a 9.9 motor.

@@newfoundland-adventures thanks. I went with 9.9 yammy

We bought the same boat. Where did you buy boat engine?