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Old 08-04-2007
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I like Mercs, but the Honda's are okay too. You might also look at the Yamaha.

A Honda 6 weighs 60lbs, the Merc and Yamaha each weigh 74lbs.

The Honda has a displacement of 127cc, (7.8 cu), the Merc is 123cc (7.5 c.i.) and the Yamaha is 197cc, (12.0 cu).

With the Yamaha 6hp you can get a larger alternator: 6 A vs. 3 A.

The Honda is the only one that still uses a transistorized ignition, the others are all CDI.

As far as 6 hp vs. 5 hp, as they say, there is no replacement for displacement.
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