Thinking of getting an 8hp or a 9.9.
Has anyone had experience with these? I guess they made the Nissan line.
My dad is a commercial fisherman and he probably puts more miles on his outboard than he does on his truck.
He went to tohatsu's years ago and that's the only outboard he will run. Its not unusual for him to run 50 miles a day and 100 miles has been run more than once, but 20-25 is routine. He usually has to buy a new motor every 5-6 years and except for the first tohatsu he owned, they have all been 25hp, and the last 2 have had electric start with tilt-n-trim. Small luxuries for a 89 yo fellow. One or two of the early ones were 2 stroke, but now he only runs 4 strokes.
Back to the mileage... 20 (miles per day) x 6 (days per week) x 50 (weeks/yr) x 5 (years) = 30,000 miles (very conservative numbers)
Not sure about now, but tohatsu had the longest warranty, for quite a few years.
They are not as fast as a mercury of the same hp and they definitely sound different than other motors.
If I was to buy a new motor, it would probably be a tohatsu.
