any honda 20,25,30 owners

[kilo11]

id like to hear what you have to say about them.
a little review if you can.

[Spaniard_King]

Hi Kilo,

what do you want to know??

They are great engines, take a lot of abuse to kill one and like all modern engines they like clean fuel

Sounds like your up for one hey?/

Garry

[kilo11]

oh yeh just what one not sure.this has been going on for weeks,i have a 3.9 seajay open tinnie on order and just cant decide what to get the wife hates the smell from 2 strokes and wants me to get a 4stroke 1 have 3,000 and she said she will throw in the rest up to about 2,500 but dam thats a lot of money for a tinnie outbord so im want to see if i can get away with a 20hp elct start long shaft for about 4,100 next won is a suzuki 25 elect start 4800. then honda 25 elct all 5,375 never owned a boat before so just thought id ask if anyone has one.

[joey_1987]

Hey Kilo11, with a 4 stroke, especially a 15 or 20hp on this boat, it may be underpowered. They are heavier and tend not to perform as good as 2 strokes. If you are going to do a lot of trolling, then the fumes may become a problem. If you're not going to be doing a lot of trolling, then you will barely smell the fumes, unless doing 5 knots with a following wind. The honda 15hp and 20hp are essentially the same motor but the 20hp is uprated. Have a read of some reviews of them http://boatpoint.ninemsn.com.au/port...opDefault.aspx
http://boatpoint.ninemsn.com.au/port...opDefault.aspx
If I had to buy a 25 or 30hp 4 stroke, then I would go for the Tohatsu 25/30hp EFI 4 stroke. It's extremely light for a 4 stroke 30 and it would be wortwhile to get a price. The new tohatsu 25/30hp EFI 4 stroke is identical to the new Mercury/Mariner 25/30hp 4 stroke by the way. Though keep in mind a 4 stroke will cost more to service and there is more to go wrong, but these days most are pretty reliable. Most in your situation would opt for a 2 stroke-why? $$, because I am sure you know how much more expensive the 4 stroke is over the 2 stroke, and that the 4s is more to service. Don't get me wrong, I would love a 30hp EFI 4 stroke on my tinny, quietness and superb fuel economy, but not for the price tag. In reality, I only ever smell my 2 stroke fumes when puttering along slowly with following breeze or if I leave the motor in idle and then the fumes start to drift my way. If your wife really wants a 4 stroke, then you're in for more $$, but you get a very smooth and quiet engine with awesome fuel economy. Cheers, Joey.