sherwindu wrote in news:446FFBA8.B9366443
@comcast.net:

premixing the gas and
oil was always a pain.


I can't figure this one out, myself. Changing the oil in that damned fool
Nissan 4-stroker 5hp and having to be really careful to lay it down in a
specific position to keep the oil in the sump from pumping itself up into
the jug or running out somewhere is MUCH more of a pain in the arse than
dumping a pint of TC-W3 into a 10 gallon tank...(40:1 is real easy to
measure and works great!)

The 2-stroke, being MUCH simpler with only a few moving parts, just weighs
less, especially hauling it up the side of the boat from the dingy by hand.

Yeah, it makes more noise...not an argument about that....about $1000 more
noise at today's prices, as you noted....

Why does a 25hp outboard motor cost twice what a Honda 25hp Rebel
motorcycle costs??