New Outboard Motor

[chriscraig99]

Our 1984 Yamaha outboard is on its last legs. It has died three times in the last year. Does anybody have any suggestions on new outboards?

Chris

[Tom Elsen]

Hi Chris
We just bought a new outboard. Hasn't been on the boat yet. I'll post a 'first run' report soon.

[Quinn McCarthy]

We just bought an 8 Hp Honda. It has performed wonderfully!

[Tim Bosma]

Our Nissan 5hp purrs along season after season (4 yrs now)

[rogerssp]

I have an 84 Evinrude 8 HP with a 25" shaft that refuses to die but is clearly approaching replacement. The exta long shafts appear to be hard to find. Are most folks using 25" or 20" shaft lengths. I regularly navigate tidal inlets with currents and waves where the long shaft helps avoid cavitation.

Spencer Rogers
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I replaced my old Johnson 6 hp 20" outboard with a 8HP Honda 25" shaft. Love the motor but hate hauling it off the transom for regattas.

[chriscraig99]

Well, I went out and bought a new Johnson. Recomended by some people in the Detroit area. Took the motor to the boat to move it from the slip where the Yamaha died. It started after about 10 pulls. I should have known then. The next night we went to go out for our last Wednesday race of the series. All of my guys come from 1-2.5 hours away. After 45min of fooling with the motor we gave up. A wasted night/race.

The next day I went back to the dealer, fuming. I was going to turn the motor back in, but he wanted to look at it. The choke was never connected. So I figured that must be the problem. Of course it then started for him. Went down to the boat again to start the motor. Lets just say the motor is no longer on Silver Streak anymore. I cleaned out the carburator on the Yamaha, and now it starts on 1/2 a pull.

Chris

[Joe R. House]

We purchased a 8 hp, 4 stroke Yamaha with electric start, it is heavy, and I don't take it off the transom for racing. The motor has its own battery and charges itself, starts at the push of a button, quiet and has plenty of power, we sail in Charleston, SC. I hope I never have to replace it, low fuel consumption is also a plus, motor has its own flush connection, you don't have to run the motor while you are flushing the salt water out.

Joe & Stephanie House, Southern Spirit

[Tom Clark]

We bought a 4-stroke Nissan this summer and have been very happy with it. The six horse weighs 12 pounds less than our old eight horse 2-stroke, so we now have a lighter, cleaner, more dependable motor. We really haven't noticed a reduction in power, which is good because all the 8 horse 4-strokes weigh around 90 lbs, rather impractical for racing.

Tom Clark, Wavelength #525