That has got to be about the stupidest idea I've ever heard of. What is with the urge to nail two things together that have never before been nailed together? So, do you imagine your friends with think you are Joe Cool? Puh-leeze.I have a 27cc 2-stroke grass trimmer. It bends at the trimmer end by almost 90 degs - seems an ideal bend to attach a boat prop. Looking for ideas as to how to attach it to a boat, which boat to buy etc.
That seems unduly harsh from here. Are you familiar with long tail motors and mud motors for shallow waters and mud flats? They aren't cheap and also often resemble large weedeaters. If you could make one from a weedeater then I think, if money is the limiting factor, this could enable to have something and do something that would otherwise be unattainable.That has got to be about the stupidest idea I've ever heard of. What is with the urge to nail two things together that have never before been nailed together? So, do you imagine your friends with think you are Joe Cool? Puh-leeze.
I am familiar with those devices. Nowadays, if you can't afford to buy what you need, you probably can't afford the wherewithal to fabricate an acceptable substitute from junk you have laying around. This is especially true if your time is worth anything. Once upon a time when TV's were expensive and labor was cheap, a company called Heathkit, made money selling build it yourself TV kits for less than the cost of a new assembled one. Heathkit went out of business decades ago because assembled TV's are cheap and labor is expensive. Are there any fabricators with the resources and the knowledge to do this? Maybe. So if this is such a great idea, where are they?That seems unduly harsh from here. Are you familiar with long tail motors and mud motors for shallow waters and mud flats? They aren't cheap and also often resemble large weedeaters. If you could make one from a weedeater then I think, if money is the limiting factor, this could enable to have something and do something that would otherwise be unattainable.
That said, I don't think it would work very well. Worth a try if you've got the stuff, but with managed expectations.
You make a good point, and it's one I've made myself many times. My instinct is usually to DIY a solution rather than buy one, and I've been slowly abandoning it over the years. For thing I actually need anyway. Sometimes I just want to make something though. I think all here can identify with that a little? Otherwise why would we be on this forum?I am familiar with those devices. Nowadays, if you can't afford to buy what you need, you probably can't afford the wherewithal to fabricate an acceptable substitute from junk you have laying around. This is especially true if your time is worth anything.
There are many things that are not amenable to the economies of scale for things that can be mass produced. For example, if the thing you need costs $25.00, but the shipping cost to get it where you need it is $250.00 then maybe a bit of elbow grease will fill the bill. I do not think that is case here since a boat motor and a string trimmer should have approximately the same availability level pretty much anywhere.You make a good point, and it's one I've made myself many times. My instinct is usually to DIY a solution rather than buy one, and I've been slowly abandoning it over the years. For thing I actually need anyway. Sometimes I just want to make something though. I think all here can identify with that a little? Otherwise why would we be on this forum?
I wonder though, to what degree this is a perspective unique to developed western civilization. TS didn't state their country but if it's Myanmar or something, the cost/benefit equation is probably different.
Why do you want to do this?I have a 27cc 2-stroke grass trimmer. It bends at the trimmer end by almost 90 degs - seems an ideal bend to attach a boat prop. Looking for ideas as to how to attach it to a boat, which boat to buy etc.
Isn't that a little like putting the cart before the horse? Really I agree with everyone else in that a trimmer is designed as a high speed 2 cycle engine, really not designed as a trolling motor for a boat.I have a 27cc 2-stroke grass trimmer. It bends at the trimmer end by almost 90 degs - seems an ideal bend to attach a boat prop. Looking for ideas as to how to attach it to a boat, which boat to buy etc.
Knock yerself out!Here is a link showing someone doing exactly that.
Using a Weedwhacker to Propel a Canoe | Watch (msn.com)
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