FWIW, I have a two stroke 1996 Merc 115 four cylinder on on my 19' Starcraft Deep V. It cuts back to two cylinders at an idle. I used to troll with it day after day, all day long. I have a 7.5 HP Honda four stroke long shaft, now.

The 115 sounds kind of like a John Deere tractor at idle.

Last edited by croldfort; 02/27/10.