15 HP Outboards Compared (Part II)

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(Make)<br />(Stroke)<br />(Idle noise - decibels)<br />(5 knots noise)<br />(Planing noise)<br />(CARB Rating)<br />(Weight)<br />(List Price) <br />Johnson 2 78 92 99 NA 74 $2,800<br />Mercury 2 72 89 96 NA 76 $2,100<br />Yamaha 2 73 94 96 NA 84 $2,550<br />Honda 4 65 81 92 3 107 $3,070<br />Johnson 4 71 84 90 2 108 $3,350<br />Mercury 4 73 83 94 2 115 $2,290<br />Suzuki 4 65 84 91 2 100 $2,815<br />Tohatsu 4 68 86 91 3 117 $2,335<br />Yamaha 4 70 83 91 2 111 $2,790

 

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Re: 15 HP Outboards Compared (Part II)

The Tohatsu is 114.4 lbs. Some of the above engines are dry weight.....some are with oil. Some do not include the weight of the prop in the spec.

 

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Re: 15 HP Outboards Compared (Part II)

Originally posted by INTERNETOUTBOARDS:<br /> The Tohatsu is 114.4 lbs. Some of the above engines are dry weight.....some are with oil. Some do not include the weight of the prop in the spec.

According to the editors of Cruising World, where I copied the weight numbers from the test team divided the test into two parts. Off the water, they weighed the engines "wet" (which includes a small amount of fuel in the system and, on four-stroke engines, oil in the crankcase). The weights they recorded were 3 to 7 pounds more than the manufacturers’ published dry weights, which in some cases didn’t include the weight of the propeller.