Thanks Mr. Bones, I thought the Yamaha Dave was talking about was the older 2-stroke. Dave? I had read somewhere that Jerry originally intended the M17 notch for the then current Evinrude 4hp. I watched Craigslist for several years and finally found an older long shaft 4 hp Evinrude Deluxe (FNR) at a reasonable price. I am a bit disappointed in that motor as far as the M17 is concerned. It is heavier than the Mariner (54lb vs 47lb) and the power head is bigger, intruding into the cockpit and creating more interference with the tiller. It also has way less thrust in reverse, even after replacing the stock prop with a larger diameter/lower pitch. The one big advantage it has is that it is quieter and has far less vibration with the two cylinders. Nonetheless I went back to using the Mariner and have the Evinrude in storage. Henry On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 8:25 AM bownez@Juno.com <bownez@juno.com> wrote:
Henry,
The Yamaha 4hp is a 4 stroke, so, vastly different from your Mariner. My 1976 M17 came off Lake Superior and had a Honda BF100 10hp 4 stroke on her! Talk about overkill. I purchased a new Yamaha 4hp 20" model in 2001. It is a wonderful outboard and fit the M17 perfectly. I did use an motor mount to get the engine completely out of the water while sailing. I imagine that outboard comes up for sale on the used market occasionally. Before the Yamaha I had an older Johnson 6hp 2 stroke, circa 1965 or so. Frustrating little devil. It worked, but had this nasty habit of killing and not restarting at the most inopportune times, like pulling into a crowded marina. The BF100 Honda I used on my M23 for years, still have it and plan on mounting it on a fishing boat I'll be restoring.
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