wanted avon searider 4m 4 seater

[boater]

new to this forum so first off hi all,

im looking for a clean avon searider 4m, with 4 seats , with a minimum 50 hp outboard p/t/t, and trailer, if any one has one please email me pics/price to, rfpyne@hotmail.co.uk many thanks Reece

[PeterM]

I've got one with 40hp ...I'll email you some pics etc

[Starovich]

You don't want to be putting more then 50hp on a 4m it will be a hairy ride. Should that read maximum 50hp?

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by Starovich

You don't want to be putting more then 50hp on a 4m it will be a hairy ride. Should that read maximum 50hp?

Yeah Matt h will fill you in

[boater]

Originally Posted by Starovich

You don't want to be putting more then 50hp on a 4m it will be a hairy ride. Should that read maximum 50hp?

a mate of mine had one with a 60 merc bigfoot that went well, there was one on boats and outboards recently with a Yamaha 55 that I missed out on, want the power trim/tilt which you don't get on smaller engines also want the power for pulling knee board etc

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by boater

a mate of mine had one with a 60 merc bigfoot that went well, there was one on boats and outboards recently with a Yamaha 55 that I missed out on, want the power trim/tilt which you don't get on smaller engines also want the power for pulling knee board etc

One I used to have was fitted with a Merc 60 after I sold it on the basis it was the same weight as the 50, and then fitted with towing post. I wonder if this was your mate ? ( red spray deck - was based in Swindon? )

A 55 yam may have been old enough to measure 55 at the head , but newer engines are measured at the prop - so an old 55 may easily be be down to the same as a 'newer' 50... ( it must have been an old engine as they stopped making 55hp a good time ago I reckon).

Have a go at the 'search' on here - top right ish - loads of SR4 info.

[Starovich]

Originally Posted by boater

a mate of mine had one with a 60 merc bigfoot that went well, there was one on boats and outboards recently with a Yamaha 55 that I missed out on, want the power trim/tilt which you don't get on smaller engines also want the power for pulling knee board etc

A mate of mine handles poisonous snakes in the jungles of Ecuador doesn't mean its a safe thing to do.

40hp trim and tllt
30hp Trim and tilt

[boater]

this clean tidy outfit was for sale a few months back with 55 yam for £2,500, its for my family and friends to use when they come out boating with me, I don't want to buy a 30/40 new 4 stroke outboard for thousands, then buy a boat and rig it, you do the maths on that one

[PeterM]

This is for sale...less than 2500k ! New seats, wheels, tyres, 40 power trim n tilt.

Pete

[Starovich]

I understand the £ issue, i was simply pointing out there are sub 50hp with PTT out there. I have water skied off sr5.4 with 40hp and kneeboarded off boats with 15hp so understand your needs.

There is no need to look for a sr4 with >50hp they become flighty and chine walk at max speed, better to look for the right engine/hull combination that work together.

There is the optimum boat out there for you

[PeterM]

email sent ! The 40 on a SR4 is 'reckoned' to be the ideal..a 50 while doable is OTT and wobbles all over the place at 30 knts ( so does the 40 ! ) .

50 on my adventure is OTT/ too heavy etc ....

[chris.moody]

I have a sr4 with a 40hp 2 stroke and it is fabulous. Great acceleration and tops out at 32 kts, which is plenty fast enough in a 4m rib (it feels much faster than the actual speed Its doing).

Chris

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Tigga - Avon SR4 Rescue with 40hp Yamaha 2 stroke

[Jonny H]

A 55 yam may have been old enough to measure 55 at the head , but newer engines are measured at the prop - so an old 55 may easily be be down to the same as a 'newer' 50... ( it must have been an old engine as they stopped making 55hp a good time ago I reckon).

Have a go at the 'search' on here - top right ish - loads of SR4 info.[/QUOTE]

Yamaha engines were all prop rated hp from when they were introduced back in the early 80s , 81 or 82 i think without looking then Mercury from 84 onwards

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by Jonny H

A 55 yam may have been old enough to measure 55 at the head , but newer engines are measured at the prop - so an old 55 may easily be be down to the same as a 'newer' 50... ( it must have been an old engine as they stopped making 55hp a good time ago I reckon).

Have a go at the 'search' on here - top right ish - loads of SR4 info.

Yamaha engines were all prop rated hp from when they were introduced back in the early 80s , 81 or 82 i think without looking then Mercury from 84 onwards[/QUOTE]

Ah...this is what this site is good for....didn't know that yam were always at prop

[Poly]

Originally Posted by boater

its for my family and friends to use when they come out boating with me,

are these people you like or people you want to flick out a boat at 40mph?

[wavelength]

one of our first ribs was a 4m searider with a 50 yammie. Our teenagers and their friends learnt to kneeboard/ski/wakeboard/wakeskate behind it. Brilliant bit of kit. Should never have sold it

[Nick Hearne]

I have a Sr4 with a yam 50 hp 2st it is the same engine as the 60 and 70hp with power tilt and weighs in at 102 kg I think, it's on faster than a 40hp 2st yam it dose wobble at full chat too!

[whisper]

Originally Posted by Nick Hearne

I have a Sr4 with a yam 50 hp 2st it is the same engine as the 60 and 70hp with power tilt and weighs in at 102 kg I think, it's on faster than a 40hp 2st yam it dose wobble at full chat too!

Yep, as Nick says... the yam 50 is heavier than the yam 40 so best to stick with the 40hp here's a video of my old sr4 yam 40, went like the clappers and perfectly balanced too

Avon Searider SR4 Yamaha 40hp - YouTube

[matt h]

i gotta Yam 60 two stroke so be interesting to see how that performs, im hoping for 34 ish

[chris.moody]

Originally Posted by matt h

i gotta Yam 60 two stroke so be interesting to see how that performs, im hoping for 34 ish

Is than on a sr4 or your sr4.7 ?