If you check at boat dealers looking for used motors you can sometimes find great deals on two strokes that others have upgraded to four strokes. I found a 225 Yamaha (fuel injected) with low hours for a friend of mine. The previous owner had more money than sense and just wanted a four stroke...
I/Os take up a lot of cockpit space and use more fuel IMO. Boat Trader will help you find price ranges and sizes for your area.
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I have had I/Os in the past and they seemed to give more problems compared to the newer outboards. Get fuel injection! Carbs are...
Not the case at all... For my Saltwater fisher I have my own dock.. But I have several smaller skiffs that I use to fish different waters with. I went cat fishing on the lower Rappahannock River this past weekend. I really fit in with all the good old boys and their beat up pickups and me in...
My fishing buddy and I have the launch and retrieve down to a science as you describe above.
I also have been asked several times by other boaters to back up their boats for them after they themselves failed to get it right. Growing up on a farm gave me plenty of practice in backing up...