Is the Suzuki unique to them? A lot of those small engines have different labels, but are the same engine. Tohotsu, Nissan, Mercury, for example, are all the same engine. Wondering if you can buy something else (most important consideration in my opinion is a local dealer to service the thing), and get the same thing. Howard On Dec 20, 2006, at 9:15 AM, Nebwest2@aol.com wrote:
John,
My buddy Jason bought my 17. He looked around for a new outboard and settled on a new Suzuki 4hp 4stroke. Holly cow, it is one of the smoothest running motors I have ever seen. It starts like a dream, runs like a dream, and idles so low you can hardly hear it. Power wise,...we took it out in about 25 knots of wind and motored into 2-3 foot swell with no problem and throttle to spare. Personnaly I wouldn't hesitate to buy a Suzuki after seeing it do its thing and I think that the 4hp had plenty of power for a 17. Just fyi. Good luck and congrats on your new Monty!
Sean and 'Jo M23 Dauntless www.havasumontgomerys.funtigo.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats