Outboard upgrade (to around 4hp)

[charles_reed]

Four stroke

All the 3.5 Tohatsu's (3) and the Mariner rebadged 3.3, that I've owned, are/were two strokes.

Their new range of 4-strokes does include a 3.5 hp, which is an uprated 2hp.
These both weigh double as much as their 2-stroke alternatives did.

It is illegal for those retailers within the EC (excluding the CI), to sell 2-stroke outboards. It is not illegal to own one.
There are, however, a number of places around the Med that you can buy grey 2-stroke imports - Sicily, Malta, the N African countries to name a few.

 

[dartmoor]

All the 3.5 Tohatsu's (3) and the Mariner rebadged 3.3, that I've owned, are/were two strokes.

Their new range of 4-strokes does include a 3.5 hp, which is an uprated 2hp.
These both weigh double as much as their 2-stroke alternatives did.

It is illegal for those retailers within the EC (excluding the CI), to sell 2-stroke outboards. It is not illegal to own one.
There are, however, a number of places around the Med that you can buy grey 2-stroke imports - Sicily, Malta, the N African countries to name a few.

Here's one here that is a direct copy of the Tohatsu:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-3-5hp...at_Engines_EngineParts_SM&hash=item58af9a629e

If you can find an excuse to say its not for leisure use, you can still buy them....