As overboard as she goes from a technical perspective I'm inclined to
agree with some of it. To me one of the key things about the basic 2
stroke is it's simplicity. That's pretty much lost on these new 2
strokes. And it does seem that burning oil and reducing emissions are
not exactly compatible. When the motorcycle industry was confronted
with this problem they simply phased out the two strokes from the
street and went all 4 stroke. I don't see any reason not to do the
same with outboards. I know some people complain they are heavier. I
think that will improve with time as volume allows more expensive
lighter weight materials to be incorporated. And 4 strokes by design
have a wider and smoother power band than 2 strokes can.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a two stroke fan. My boat is a v8 but all my
lawn and garden equipment is two stroke. Of course it's not subject to
any regulations yet so it's all still the way two strokes were meant to
be, simple.

Gene Kearns wrote:
On 31 Oct 2006 04:54:41 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Absolutely! There is no other person in the world that has [ insert here ] bitter,
nasty attitude over a particular outboard motor!

.....[been consumed by this irrational,] .....

...and yes, it appears with a new nom de plume and ISP.... she's
back....
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