evinrude/johnson my favorite motors by far although my 8 hp yamaha 4 stroke kicker is great too
Didn't the US force the outboard motor industry to stop building 2-strokes with EPA mandates a few years back?
Yes but the e-tec surpassed the emission standard
.......the one bad thing about newer 2 strokes is oil injection. if it fails(and it does) your cylinders are gone before you shut it down. pre mix never has that problem.
Yep I agree. I've cussed my 1968 20hp Merc more times than I care to say for hard to start and a SOB pulling the rope. But I ould never have a 4 stroke or oil injection. I'd only get another only if it had a starter and was oil/gas fuel. With oil/gas fuel no matter what happens the cylinders will always get oil.