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I bought this unit for my boat not knowing it was a extra long shaft and it will not work for me. It runs great and starts with 1-2 pulls and idles like a dream. Doesn't look to have many hours at all on this unit. It was just serviced with card rebuild and impeller on 8-4-2021 ($420...
I need to replace my old johnson sailmaster 9hp engine next before next season as it's become unreliable.
I'd like something in the 5 to 6 hp range.
I believe there are exactly two manufacturers of such engines, Tohatsu and Honda. I'd like to hear from any of you who have the 6hp Tohatsu or...
I am trying to help a friend with his new Old Boat. We had been corresponding and I was trying to help him find a boat. Every time he found one, it seemed, it would be sold before he could make an offer. I told him not to get discouraged and told him that there are boats out there for sale...
My Int'l Folkboat has an outboard well and came with a 9.8hp 2-stroke engine that weighs 60 pounds. I hate that it drags in the water when I'm sailing, I almost never run it (and then only because I'm trying to keep it from getting gunked up), and I hate that slime and barnacles colonize while...