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Old 06-06-2013, 03:58 PM   #42
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Originally Posted by ancora View Post
On our Memorial Day raft-up, my 27 year old 2 horse Mariner finally failed after three days of use. Got water intrusion into the head and seized up. As parts are no longer available I will have to find a replacement before our next raft-up in August. As weight is a factor, I'm lookin' at a 2.3 horse air-cooled Honda the lightest motor on the market for it's size.
We were looking for an outboard in that HP range and were debating between the Honda and the Yamaha. The Honda weighed in at 27 pounds vs the Yamaha's 37 pounds but we leaned toward the Yamaha as it has a proper transmission and is much quieter, being water cooled.
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