Yamaha 8hp 2 stroke outboard

[UK George]

I have a 5hp Mariner (same as a Yamaha 5hp) single cylinder two stroke.
I also have a 8hp Mariner and a 15hp Mariner twin cylinder two stroke's and have used all three on the same Honwave 2.7 inflatable.

The 5hp is a great lightweight engine that easily gets on the plane with one adult.

The 8hp is a much heavier twin cylinder engine and will plane with two adults (assuming not too heavy).

However the 15hp is only marginally heavier than the 8hp so IMO I wouldn't even bother considering the 8hp.

Check your inflatables outboard weigh capacity and if the 15hp is within then hunt down one the last of the two stroke 15hp Yamaha/Mariner/Mercury's.
It will fly and can be a lot of fun, even a little "edge of your seat" flighty with just one up in the chop.

 

[Scott Du]

You can buy Yamaha 2 Stroke Outboard at: http://www.yamaha2strokeoutboard.com/

 

[Firefly625]

You can buy Yamaha 2 Stroke Outboard at: http://www.yamaha2strokeoutboard.com/

8hp short shaft. dry weight 40kg.... thought it would be lighter than that


must be a misprint, as a 4 stroke 8hp is listed at 38kg...

 

[BruceK]

Ya, that's heavy. My Evinrude is sub 30kg. Well, at least I can pick it up by it's handle single handed to place on it's storage bracket and I'm not a hefty bloke.

 

[WF36]

8hp short shaft. dry weight 40kg.... thought it would be lighter than that


must be a misprint, as a 4 stroke 8hp is listed at 38kg...

Scam website??

 

[Scott Du]

The Dry Weight is 27kg

 

[BruceK]

Scam website??

Lets just say all the trust advisor sites say high risk and there are one or two unhappy gentlemen who think their postal service is a bit shoddy. I mean, how do you manage to lose a package that big !?