Posted by justin on February 20, 1999 at 21:17:45:
In Reply to: 4 stroke outboards posted by Alex Carlson on February 14, 1999 at 19:46:16:
: I am "slowly" building the V-dory and am considering powering it with a 90 HP four stroke Honda outboard. Can anybody shed some light on the performance of these engines, price and fuel consumption comparisons to similar two stroke engine would be helpful. Thank you.
While the four strokes do have exceptional fuel economy, consider the fact that there are about twice as many engine parts as a two-stroke, they are larger per given horse power, and are also heavier per HP. When using a smaller ( <18' ) boat that is more high performance or short run oriented the two-strokes excel- however, if 50 mile offshore runs are common the four-stroke gains much consideration.