I'm interested in the new Merc 9.9 four stroke at 84# for my dinghy.
They are supposed to lie on one side or vertical so all the oil doesn't
run out. My dinghy is stored on Weaver snap davits so it is rotated up
90 degrees out of the water when travelling. If I leave the outboard on
the dinghy it will rotate up onto the side it is supposed to be stored
on. Neat.

So what happens if I run into a few waves and the boat (36' trawler)
bounces around a bit, roll, pitch or yaw? Will oil run out? Or should I
just stick with a two stroke.

I could get that Weaver thing that pivots the motor vertical when you
crank up the dinghy, but it costs too much and it is UGLY.

Capt. Jeff