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Just curious to see how popular it is by supplies, etc. online vs. going into a local shop or West Marine. I usually split the difference, some easy stuff from locally owned places and some from online.
If you buy online, would buy and outboard motor or cheap boat or inflatable? Or stick to...
Is there a minimum horsepower outboard motor or towing a skiier? I know it probably depends on the size of the boat, etc, but let's just say it's a 14' runabout for example..
Or are there some KINDS of outboards that are better for skiing? less/more?
Thanks
Hi All, hope this gets through I've tried posting this 3 times :)..newbie here!
Does anyone know of a list of ALL outboard motors? Not just the easy ones, I mean discontinued, outofbusiness, non-domestic.. a BIG list?