I would like an outboard engine on 22 foot sailboat. Read available
manufacturer staff. Have to limit to 4 stroke (California) I like Suzuki
engine but most likely my choice is related to graphics of the web site . I
admit it is all Greek to me. Need reliable engine to get out of narrow spots
or just to get home .
Decided on long shaft. choices available Suzuki ,Honda or Yamaha. Suzuki
????? do you like any one more than the others?
Any recommendations really appreciated
Jari

Hi Jari,

I believe that Tahotsu/Nissan/Mercury are all the same 4 stroke in 4hp, 5hp
and 6hp outboards @ 123cc / 7.5ci and 55# in short shaft.

Yamaha has a 6hp and 8hp 4 stroke that are 83#.

Honda has an 8hp and 9.9hp 4 stroke that are 92#.

Honda and Yamaha have special high torque models that are for kicker motors
on larger sail boats like yours. I think there big deal is they have almost
as much thrust in reverse as in forward which is not so with standard
outboards. I think I would go for a 10hp in one of these.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA
www.kiene.com

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I would like an outboard engine on 22 foot sailboat. Read available
manufacturer staff. Have to limit to 4 stroke (California) I like Suzuki
engine but most likely my choice is related to graphics of the web site .
I
admit it is all Greek to me. Need reliable engine to get out of narrow
spots
or just to get home .
Decided on long shaft. choices available Suzuki ,Honda or Yamaha. Suzuki
????? do you like any one more than the others?
Any recommendations really appreciated
Jari

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 05:17:30 +0000, Bill Kiene wrote:

Hi Jari,

I believe that Tahotsu/Nissan/Mercury are all the same 4 stroke in 4hp, 5hp
and 6hp outboards @ 123cc / 7.5ci and 55# in short shaft.

Yamaha has a 6hp and 8hp 4 stroke that are 83#.

Honda has an 8hp and 9.9hp 4 stroke that are 92#.

Honda and Yamaha have special high torque models that are for kicker motors
on larger sail boats like yours. I think there big deal is they have almost
as much thrust in reverse as in forward which is not so with standard
outboards. I think I would go for a 10hp in one of these.

I had a 22-ft sailboat with a 7.5hp Merc, and that was plenty. A 5-6hp
would be enough. The high-torque ones do sound like a good idea though.

Lloyd

I missed the original post so maybe this has already been mentioned but I would
highly recommend a 2 cylinder motor. The small single cylinders are noisier and
the vibration will annoy the hell out of you. From what I remember, all 4 HP or
less are 1 cyl. 5 HP might be either 1 or 2 and 6 HP on up are usually all 2 cyl.

Dan


Bill Kiene wrote:
Hi Jari,

I believe that Tahotsu/Nissan/Mercury are all the same 4 stroke in 4hp, 5hp
and 6hp outboards @ 123cc / 7.5ci and 55# in short shaft.

Yamaha has a 6hp and 8hp 4 stroke that are 83#.

Honda has an 8hp and 9.9hp 4 stroke that are 92#.

Honda and Yamaha have special high torque models that are for kicker motors
on larger sail boats like yours. I think there big deal is they have almost
as much thrust in reverse as in forward which is not so with standard
outboards. I think I would go for a 10hp in one of these.

I bought a used 1987 4 hp Johnson 2 stroke, 2 cylinder that I really
like, except for the 2 stroke part. It only weighs 33#, which is a big
deal to get on and off the dinghy. Because it's a 2 stroke, I leave it
on the dinghy and pivot the whole works up on the swimstep. It uses
practically no fuel and it very smooth and quiet.

I have been using Pennzoil synthetic TC-III oil, which doesn't smell as
bad as tthe regular stuff, but costs twice as much.

For a new 4 stroke, I would probably buy the new Suzuki 4-6 hp.

with my Catalina 22 I used a Suzuki
4hp 2 stroke but it did not run all that
great, replaced it with a Nissan 5hp
2 stroke and it was plenty of power.
Nissan 5 or 6hp 4 stroke should work
just fine.