rhys wrote in news:efies190dsejg1kpj9sm9mkuji5lgblbmp@
4ax.com:

if you like a small engine

Speaking of engines. The 4-stroke dingy engine is a mistake. Damned
thing is just too much weight, too finicky having to lay it down in a
certain way to keep its oil from running out or to the wrong places, etc.
Not good on a motor you have to haul and unmount so much.

2-strokers don't have this malady. Try to buy one with a DIAPHRAM carb,
too that doesn't have a float bowl you have to empty before storage to
keep it from clogging the jets with shellac, another thing that screwed
our Nissan 4-stroke 5HP outboard. Gas in diaphram carbs doesn't spill
out, evaporate from air because there's no air in the diaphram and can be
used in any position, which is why your chain saw has one.

Ah, the simple pleasure of cranking an old Seagull you can fix yourself
in any cove on the planet.