Hi Andrei,With a name like yours, I couldn't help but respond, ha ha.I'm not a Monty owner and I've never posted on this forum before, so I have no idea if this will get through. Having said that .....I sail 2 Com-Pac catboats. A 14' Picnic Cat - 500 lb centerboarder, and a 20' Horizon Cat - 3000 lb keel/centerboarder. I swap my motor between the boats as needed. It's a 2008 2 HP Honda 4-stroke long (20) shaft weighing 30 lbs. No transmission or alternator but it has a centrifugal clutch - rotate it for reverse. Only failed to start once after 10 years - original fouled plug - replaced it and it fired right up. It's somewhat noisy but totally reliable and air cooled so no impeller.I sail on a medium sized lake (2×2 miles) so no waves to speak of, tides, or currents but I've been able to power into a 25 mph breeze in the Horizon Cat. Total overkill for the Picnic Cat. It should handle your 17.Change the engine oil and hypoid gear oil, and use gasoline additives or no-alcohol gas and it'll serve you well in my opinion.Andre Casanova(hence my opening remark)Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Andrei Caldararu via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Date: 10/13/20 3:40 PM (GMT-05:00) To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Motor for M17 Hello fellow Monty owners,my 1982 M17 came with a trusty old Evinrude 4hp, 2 cylinder version (see attached, old picture). Advantage -- lightweight (35lbs). Disadvantages -- works only sometimes, and has left me stranded a number of times in no-wind conditions; very noisy; uses smelly gasoline -- my wife complains about this a lot; no reverse; no alternator. Recently it has caused me enough troubles that I decided to try looking for another motor. One model that I was looking at was the Tohatsu Propane 5hp which seemed to do everything right. Until I looked at the weight -- well over 65 lbs!As currently set up, my boat has the original fixed motor mount, and I leave the Evinrude there all the time, including when trailering long distances. Never had a problem. After seeing the weight of the Tohatsu, I started having doubts that it would be a good idea to get it. I fear that keeping it on the mount all the time will damage my transom or my mount during trailering.Three questions:a) Does anyone have experience with keeping a heavy motor on the mount all the time?b) If the Tohatsu is not the right one, are there recommendations for a lightweight, reliable, motor for the M17 that is quiet and has reverse? I don't think the Honda 2hp is powerful enough for the M17.c) Alternatively, do people feel that I may simply be better off doing a complete refurbishing of my Evinrude? I could get it in tip top shape for about $150, I guess. I am handy with mechanicals, and I have in the past replaced points, condensers, etc.Thanks for all your comments!Andrei.