Buying a new outboard.

[krazyfisher]

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/vbc...?do=ad&id=3563

this is my set up

[Sheik]

PADDLES - why are the two strokes going to be cheap very soon?

I think Paddles is referring to the fact that governments are cracking down on 2strokes because they have higher emissions. Also you may find some water boards restrict access to certain dams-4s's are allowed but 2s's aren't.

While talking about 2s's... I owner a little yammie 30, which has 3 cylinders. It was a great little motor although not elec start or trim tilt.

Hope that helps.
regards jim

[PADDLES]

yep, that's why i mentioned it, when it's announced that the sale of new conventional 2s will be banned, the distributors will be dumping these things like there's no tomorrow.

don't buy a 15 or even an 18. i used to have a 30hp johnson on a 414 stacer workboat and wished i had a 40hp, it was great with 2 people but when you put 3 or 4 on board it was krap. i have just purchased an 18hp tohatsu and like has been said, it's a brilliant little motor, i have it on a 3.7m clark cutter and the thing scoots, but there's no way i'd put it on a 4m boat. you really need 30hp minimum if you want to have 2 or more people on board and still have good performance.

the hard part about buying a new outboard is it's virtually impossible to test drive one on your old hull before you buy, so in order to avoid major dissappointment it's best to go bigger rather than smaller. unless of course you can borrow a motor off one of your mates or even a second hand one off the dealer you want to buy from.