I’m going to be looking into a new Kicker motor just looking right now. So I thought that I would ask all of you for your opinions and likes and dislikes of Yamaha , Evenrude , Johnson , and maybe Mercury. I have a Yamaha 9.9 hp right now , I’m wanting to go smaller like 6hp.
Thanks in advance for your input.
I have a 4stroke Honda 8hp. Its perfect for my 17.5’ boat. It uses straight gas, so I just put a splitter “T” in my line from my main motor so they both suck out of the same main tank. I works perfectly. For work I have a 4stroke Mercury 8hp. It also works perfectly. Either of them is a great choice. If I could choose I would choose the Merc for the simple fact that Lee’s Marine works on them and Hondas are difficult to get parts for unless you go to a certified Honda dealer. Fred’s Marine is the only place in northern Utah that works on Hondas.
Just curious, but what happened to your kicker? Is it a 4stroke?
The smallest motor that has 2 cylinders, they run much smoother.
I have a nisson 8 hp 2cyl 4 stroke that has been flawless for 3 years now. The one thing I miss is a 12 Volt output so that the battery’s can be charging when trolling instead of discharging with graph and elec downriggers constantly running.
If staying above 8hp, check out Suzuki’ EFI kicker with alternator.
No more choke!