anyone running a briggs outboard.

[steelespike]

Just curious if anyone is routinely running a Briggs 4 stroke outboard?
Anyone heard first hand of a great success or failure? Performance compared to a typical ,say, Evinrude 5hp.Speed?hole shot? repair issues?etc. etc.

 

[Mr. Florida]

Re: anyone running a briggs outboard.

My brother, who is in Arizona has one for his small Zodiac. He likes it, but says it is pretty noisy. It's just an air cooled lawnmower engine.

 

[jeff_smith_0423]

Re: anyone running a briggs outboard.

I see a few on our HP restricted reservoir. Loud as all heck.

 

[maxum247]

Re: anyone running a briggs outboard.

I ran an 8h.p. briggs electric start riding mower engine on a 10h.p. lower unit . Ran it on a 14 foot wooden skiff problem free for three years after I built it, it would plane comforatably on calmer days and got good gas mileage trolling for rock fish, putt, putt, putt, a little noisy though. I wish I hadn't sold it with boat.
I've got a 12h.p. Electric Start Briggs in the barn, if I can ever find another lower unit I plan to build another one sometime.

max!