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Anywhere I can hire an outboard by the day?

hometruths · 2025-07-10 12:30:04

I have an old boat that originally had a diesel inboard, I plan to put it an electric motor in it. In the first instance I want to put boat in water to test for any leaks etc and want to test it with a small outboard 10hp or less. Anywhere in North Wicklow/South Dublin I can hire an outboard short term, google not finding…

10-07-2025 01:30PM

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hometruths

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I have an old boat that originally had a diesel inboard, I plan to put it an electric motor in it. In the first instance I want to put boat in water to test for any leaks etc and want to test it with a small outboard 10hp or less.
Anywhere in North Wicklow/South Dublin I can hire an outboard short term, google not finding much. Boat will only be in sheltered bay/harbour area and only for an hour or two.

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Not that I know of, you would be better off just buying one and keep it as a backup motor I always have two engines on a boat.

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