[Rhodes22-list] 2-cycles still made?

[Bill Effros]

2 strokes are still being made, and the new ones are cleaner and use 
less gas than comparable 4 strokes.  They are also more reliable.  They 
started with the big engines and are working their way down the line. 

Elle, the point I keep making is that I average less than 10 gallons of 
fuel a year, and the amount of pollution I emit is negligible because I 
mainly use sails.  My Tohatsu will idle all day--it does not stall out.  
(Stick with the standard propeller.)

Judging from comments on the list (here we go again) a used Tohatsu 8 hp 
electric start 2 stroke will be more reliable and a lot cheaper than a 
Yamaha 4 stroke of the type now also discontinued.  They had a lot of 
trouble with that engine.

Bill Effros

R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> Bill,
> This thread has been discussed to death, but the one thing we all know is  
> that four stroke engines ARE NOT reliable and they are costly to repair. That's  
> the only reason I won't own one. Once they start making one that is reliable, 
>  I'll switch over. Evinrude came out with a new 2 stroke engine this year 
> that  meets the EPA requirements. They advertise it as being more reliable than 
> the  four strokes.
>  
> Rummy
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