I missed the original post so maybe this has already been mentioned but I would
highly recommend a 2 cylinder motor. The small single cylinders are noisier and
the vibration will annoy the hell out of you. From what I remember, all 4 HP or
less are 1 cyl. 5 HP might be either 1 or 2 and 6 HP on up are usually all 2 cyl.

Dan


Bill Kiene wrote:
Hi Jari,

I believe that Tahotsu/Nissan/Mercury are all the same 4 stroke in 4hp, 5hp
and 6hp outboards @ 123cc / 7.5ci and 55# in short shaft.

Yamaha has a 6hp and 8hp 4 stroke that are 83#.

Honda has an 8hp and 9.9hp 4 stroke that are 92#.

Honda and Yamaha have special high torque models that are for kicker motors
on larger sail boats like yours. I think there big deal is they have almost
as much thrust in reverse as in forward which is not so with standard
outboards. I think I would go for a 10hp in one of these.