Hi,

I have Hobie Cat 21 sailboat, and is looking for small motor to propel
me out/to launch pad. I bought used Sears Gamefisher (terrible
mistake), but has to sell it off. It has spark plug and wire outside
and completely open, so as soon as it gets wet, it stops completely
and can't be started until it dries. So, all I could do is to start it
at the very beginning and run it up to the first wave from big power
boat :-(. My specific is that I have to place it on "extension" pole,
so it is very easy to get it splashed and wet.
Now I am looking on Yamaha 2.5 or Honda 2.0 and I like their design,
where everything is covered and hidden inside cover, it is 4 strokes,
quieter and cleaner. In case of Yamaha, I think that even if small
wave come over, it should stay dry inside and running. I am not so
sure that is also true for Honda, since it is more open and
air-cooled, but it is lighter.

Does anybody can give me some advice, or may be has some experience?

It sounds funny, but I am looking for waterproof outboard engine .
Thanks,

Peter.

"Don White" wrote in message ...
TheYamaha 2.5hp has better features also, including a true neutral gear and
water cooling.

Schoonertrash wrote in message
...
I'd vote for Yamaha from experience. Also from seeing the number of Honda
outboards piled up across the Pacific in many places. Most were said to
be
under warranty and most were fixable but they all had to be sent back to
the
factory. Yamaha allowed the repairs, if needed, to be done at the local
dealers. The cost of sending them in (you pay one way they pay return)
from
out there was prohibitive. Easier to spend a few dollars more to begin
with
and buy something that lasted better and could be warranty repaired
locally.
Also Honda did not have the equivalent of the T-Series or work engines as
does Yamaha. They advertise a wide range of speed for all needs. What
that
means to the guy in the commercial fishing small boat or with a sailboat
is
a huge waste of power band at the upper speeds. Honda tried to be
everything to everybody in one engine. Yamaha just provided something
that
worked. As for two strokes .. .the biggest market in the world is slowly
but surely banning them. Yamaha saw the writing on the wall.

MST