[chef2sail]

We have the 4 hp 4stroke Tahatsu. It runs like a charm, is quiet, easy to manage. One thing to look at is the internal tank enough to meet your needs. My wife and I like to anchor and sometimes take a 1-2 hr dingy ride up some of the shallower parts of the Chesapeake rivers/ coves we cannot take the boat up. Most 4 hp do not have a choice or internal/ or external tank and all 4 stroke below 4 hp are internal only. This particular Tahatsu has either use of an internal or external tank and we usually use the external. The three gallon Moeller plastic tank straps down nicely on the floor of our walker bay and stays in the dinghy all the time, even when its in its davits. This keeps us from keeping a can of gas aboard the boat to refill the engine which is a safety factor for me also. (Tahatsu and Nissan are the same engine. usually the Nissan is a little more expensive)

Dave