Hello Gilbert, I have the 2.5 Yamaha 4S and so far so good. It starts up on the first pull and runs a long time on a tank of gas. The one draw back to the F6 might be the weight. The catalog says 81 lbs. It's a two cylinder job, so no doubt a smooth running machine. Sorry about your motor loss. My commuter bike, which was a riden daily, was stolen outof my car last year so I know a little how you feel. Regards, Randy W. M15 Becca Anne

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gilbert@mindgame.com 07/14/04 10:55 PM >>> Man all this talk of motors. I have a 4 hp mariner that I have had since my 22' pearson. I bought it used 5years ago and have done the regular maintenance, I have stripped it and put it back together and was totally comfortable w/ its operations. A couple of weeks ago I was preparing for a haul-out and put the motor on a stand in my backyard. Well I'll be darned if some lowlife SOB stole both my Mariner and a new (to me) johnson 6 seahorse that I had been salivating to try on my M17, from my backyard. I am still livid this has caused a domino effect since I no longer have a motor, I am stalled on my haul-out and I watch longinly at the other boats in the water. Just makes me mad to think of the time, effort, and money you put into something just to have another subhuman take advantage. Pant, pant...... there I vented................So go out and buy transom locks ( had one) and use them!! I got lazy and paid the price...

PS Since I am now in need of a new(to me) motor I have been following the threads on 4-stroke and read the comparison on the MSOG site pretty informative. I had called some of the local dealers and found a brand new yamah BF6 2003 model for a little over $1k that seemed pretty inexpensive compared to the Hondas has anyone tried one of these? Gilbert 1976 M17 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats