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- From: bsmith@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Brian Smith)
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:06:48 GMT
- Subject: Re: Outboard HP
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- In rec.boats, francis@oas.stanford.edu (Francis Muir) writes:
-
- I really liked the 2hp Honda on a boat of similar displacement. The
- 4-stroke engine is smooth and quiet (relatively) and there's no oil
- and gas mixing as with 2-strokes. Make sure you get the proper length
- shaft and a displacement propeller.
-
- Honda also claims that the 4-stroke pollutes a lot less because the
- fuel burns more cleanly and it does not dump oil into the water. My
- old 2-stroke certainly leaves a lot of oil in the wake (partly, I
- suspect, because it is old--32 years old) and it is smoky. Cannot
- vouch for the truth of Honda's claim because I have only just bought
- my 8hp and will not be able to try it out until next year.
-
- B.S!
- P.S. If you shop carefully, you should be able to get a pretty good
- price this time of year.
-