Larry wrote:

Of course, "they" don't tell you what a pain in the ass lube oil management
is in a small 4-stroke outboard when you buy it.....

But they sure run quietly ;-) And its more of a pain to constantly mix oil into
the gas than it is to change the oil and filter on the 4-stroker once a year.

Of course the 4-stroke sure is heavy for the horsepower... Nothing in life comes
free.

Don W. == who thinks of going back to a 2-stroke every time he lifts the ~100lb
Yamaha 9.9hp 4-stroke off the back of the sailboat.