You may find you'll be happy with that old Evinrude, Mark. The best-running outboard I've ever used is a friend's 1970's-era Evinrude 6-horse 2-stroke . . . I'm amazed by how much quieter and smoother it is compared to my Nissan 4-horse 4-stroke. The Evinrude is also very reliable and easy to start. I value the environmental friendliness and freedom from fuel/oil mixing of the Nissan, but I am very impressed with my friend's Evinrude. --Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roberta Dvorscak" <edarts93@earthlink.net> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 12:59 AM Subject: Motor for the 23 Jeff, The M23 I just purchased came with an old Evinrude 9.9 2 stroke. I haven't had an opportunity to use it yet. I have a 5hp Nissan on my M17 and judging from the performance of the 5 horse and the weight difference I would think that the 6 horse would be too small except for calm waters or marina maneuvering only. Why not consider one of the new more efficient 2 strokes? They meet California emissions requirements and they are lighter than the 4 strokes. Let us know what you finally decide. Mark Dvorscak M17 Grace M23 unnamed