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Thinking of getting an 8hp or a 9.9.
Has anyone had experience with these? I guess they made the Nissan line.
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Tohatsu makes Nissan and newer Mercs. Good motors, IMO.
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I bought a 9.9 last summer (2015). It's been a great little outboard. I did add an tachometer and an hour meter to mine to help with servicing etc.
Anyway- It's been a good little boat motor.
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poogey mike has a 300hp 4 stroke and speaks highly of them, he's a commercial fisherman.
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I have two 9.9's ( Merc Pro-Kickers) .. Great motors
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Tohatsu makes Nissan and newer Mercs. Good motors, IMO. The tiny mercs have been Jap tohatsus for probably 30yr.
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Those and those re-branded as Mercury are the ones I most often see with the cowling off at the boat ramp. You can get Honda and Suzuki online to save the tax. That's assuming you want a 4-stroke.
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I have a 8HP that has worked well for me, but it's only been used for trolling. I could let it go for a good price.
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All smaller hp Tohatsu, Mercury, Nissan and engines are made by a joint venture between Tohatus and Mercury. In 1987, Mercury Marine and Tohatsu Corporation created a joint venture called Tohatsu Marine Corporation (TMC) to manufacture smaller outboards. Right now all Mercury models 30 horsepower and less are manufactured by TMC in Japan. A Mercury spokesperson told me that the motors smaller than 20 horsepower are generally designed by Tohatsu, while larger models are a collaboration between the two companies. The Tohatsu product line includes motors from 2.5 to 115 horsepower, and it sells the same models under the Nissan Marine brand from its U.S . marketing office in Texas. Click Here
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Tohatsu makes Nissan and newer Mercs. Good motors, IMO. The tiny mercs have been Jap tohatsus for probably 30yr. Not true.They were still 2 stokes until about 2004 .I had an American made 15 HP 2004,but the question was are they any good.Yes they are.I have a Nissan 30HP.Not the same power as a two stroke,but runs forever on a tank of gas and throttles down for trolling very nicely.
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Tohatsu makes Nissan and newer Mercs. Good motors, IMO. The tiny mercs have been Jap tohatsus for probably 30yr. Not true.They were still 2 stokes until about 2004 . The small merc two-strokes were made in Japan as well. I have a 4hp in my shop. It's pretty old
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Tohatsu makes Nissan and newer Mercs. Good motors, IMO. The tiny mercs have been Jap tohatsus for probably 30yr. Not true.They were still 2 stokes until about 2004 . The small merc two-strokes were made in Japan as well. I have a 4hp in my shop. It's pretty old I know for a while they were paired up with Yamaha.That is when they still made or sold Mariner motors.
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I have a 9.8 that I bought new in 2011, I use it on a RIB tender to get out to my sailboat on a mooring. It sits on the beach on the RIB for 6 months a year, gets used for 5-10 minutes once or twice a week, often less. Starts on the first or second pull every time, runs quiet and smooth. I bought it because it was the lightest 4 stroke in its h.p. class, but it surprised me with how bullet proof it is. The way I use it can't be good for a motor, and it has been washed over by crashing waves while on the beach, but it just keeps on running.
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Tohatsu makes Nissan and newer Mercs. Good motors, IMO. The tiny mercs have been Jap tohatsus for probably 30yr. Not true.They were still 2 stokes until about 2004 . The small merc two-strokes were made in Japan as well. I have a 4hp in my shop. It's pretty old I know for a while they were paired up with Yamaha.That is when they still made or sold Mariner motors. That I did not know.
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They are EVERYWHERE in the Virgin Islands and popular in AK, which says a lot to me.
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Keep your gas tank CLEAN and run a good fuel water separator and all the major brands seem to do okay.
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I have a 2005 Nissan 25 horse 4-stroke on my boat and it's been good in the time I've owned it, but it's my first boat so have nothing to compare it to. I also bought an older Mariner (Mercury) 8hp 2-stroke late last fall. Had it tuned up and gone over at the local shop but haven't even had it in the water yet. I hear they're good motors too.
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Keep your gas tank CLEAN and run a good fuel water separator and all the major brands seem to do okay. Good advice but avoiding ethanol is the first defense for a small carb.
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