sherwindu wrote:
It remains to be seen just how
high (not low) a gear ratio they come up with.

You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to. I'd say 4:1 is lower than 2.92:1.

My Seagull had a whopping 4 to 1ratio.

Yup, they don't make 'em like they used to. But wasn't it a much lower
horsepower engine? It would need all that leverage to push the same
load.

No manufacturer has yet come close to that.

Not that I know of either. At least not at 9.9hp or above. Your T9.9
is 2.92:1. That's as low as I've seen currently. Mercury is 2:42:1 and
Honda is 2.33:1.

My Yamaha is about 100 pounds, so 96 pounds is no big deal.

Yamaha spec sheet shows 108. For me, 12lbs might be big enough to tip
the balance, all else being equal.

Rick