| The 6hp Mariner seems to be a great match to the boat. I have good speed control (slow is slow, fast is fast), and the motor can get the boat to hull speed at about 3/4 throttle. The motor runs well and starts easily. If my home port were on the ocean or one of the great lakes, I might consider an 8hp or 9.9hp, but the 6 is plenty for an inland lake. |
| Our motor is actually a 4.5 Evinrude. It will push the boat to 5 - 5.5 knots, which usually seems to be plenty. Has an internal tank that holds about 1/2 a gallon of gas, filled it up twice this year. Best part is it only weighs about 50 lbs. Carry it with one hand. |
| Requires extensive warmm up. |
| It is light and reliable. I have owned three other small Tohatsus for the other boats. They wer replaced due to theft at the boat yard. I wholeheartedly reccommend the Tohatsu 8hp or its Nissan clone to any R22 owner. |
| Does anybody know this survey is here? |
| Tohatsu has been making motors with the third world in mind. Whether they are true Tohatsus or have the Nissan label on them, they are rugged, forgiving and dependable. |
| My Yamaha is very dependable, I would not swap it for any other brand. Six HP seems to move my Rhodes22 along just fine, more HP, 4-cycles, electric start, and al those other goodies just mean more weight - not necessarily more satisfaction. |
| We have two Honda 8 hp engines and both give us starting problems. I would prefer just about any other engine to this. I had to replace both engines impellers this spring and the removal of the lower transmission was easy, but he shift rod would not come out of the engine so had to stand on my head to work on it. Typical Japanese engineering, very good but always with a "gotcha". |
| 1996 Honda BF8AMXA extra long shaft 8 bhp |
| Very faithful engine. |
| The Nissan 9.8 is the lightest available ~10hp 4-stroke. In combination with tiller linkage, remote key electric start, and remote control at the after end of the cockpit, THIS IS THE WAY TO GO. I suffered a much heavier Mercury Bigfoot and a manual start Honda 8hp. The Merc crushed the motor lift; the Honda was a pain to use as I sifted myself past the traveler, backstay and pulpit over the top of the lift for every start, maneuver, and shift. Stan should outlaw that rig! But if the Honda was an "F," the Nissan installation I performed myself is an "A." |
