I love my 4 stroke yamaha for it's clean burning and fuel economy but
it weighs a lot more than my old mercury 2 stroke. I sure wouldn't
want to carry it down a beach. Don't some of the new 2 strokes use
direct injection for lower emissions?
>Hi
>
>I am a member of a Scuba diving club and we are investigating replacing
>our outboard engines.
>
>We currently have two Zodiac 5m inflatable boats (not RIBs) with 40HP 2
>stroke Mariner outboards. These are reaching the end of their lives and
>we are looking at replacing them.
>
>With the new legislation coming in we are looking at 2 stroke vs 4
>stroke. I am aware that few people use 4 strokes on inflatables and
>fewer would manhandle them down beaches removing and replacing them
>daily as we do.
>
>Does anyone have any experience of using 4 strokes on inflatable boats
>in this way? Are there any implcations to the angle you can carry/store
>them?
>
>Thanks in advance for your advice
>
>Anthony Whittaker
>
