Henry: The Yamaha I speak was made, likely, '90s through late '00s. A true 4HP powerhead four cycle. Yamaha, like all other outboard companies, now build only a 6HP powerhead and then bolt in a smaller carb and fewer bells and whistles for the 4 and/or 5 HP models. I almost bought a Yamaha 4HP ~'07. Thought I had a deal worked out with a distributor and when I arrived they changed my trade-in value down by 70% and then dickered me on the new motor cost. I walked away and never returned (they were the service company for Suzuki so I found a different place for motor work). I'm still a bit sore about it! Classic bottom feeder bait and switch behavior. It is important to realize that the Jerry didn't intend for the outboards in the first gen M17s transom cutouts to be used to stering. That's what the rudder is for! ;-) The Suzuki on M17 SWEET PEA didn't have a working friction lock to keep the motor from turning (the engine tork would make motor turn). So the prior owner, and I, tied lines to cleats on the transom from the motor's carry handle to keep it pointing straight. Therefore used rudder to steer forward and back. It wasn't a challenge to me as I sailed for years on sailboats with inboards and the family boat was a fat Richards design Cheoy Lee 32 that hated backing - M17 in comparison was simple. :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred/ On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 9:11 AM Henry Rodriguez <heinzir@gmail.com> wrote:
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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. ...
Henry