I am in the market for a small outboard and am wondering if the Briggs & Stratton 5 HP Outboards are any good. Are they quiet? I know that they are a 4 stroke and are air cooled.
I'm trying to decide between the Briggs & Stratton and the Nissan 3.5B 2 Stroke.
Do any of you guys know where a guy can get a new outboard for under $600. I'm looking for 7HP and under.
Dang, new content and now answers.
First, congrats on the new boat!
My recommendation is to get the most thrust you can in 24V, assuming a boat that size isn’t running 36V. 80 might be tops? I’m partial to MinnKota.
How do you plan to use the trolling motor is an important question too.
All weather or just nice weather?
Casting a lot or bait dragging?
Bobber or panfish fishing?
Spot lock? Networked with depth finders? What brand of depth finders?
We have bought a new boat, which we will be picking up this spring. It is an Alumacraft Competitor 165 sport with a 90 horse Yamaha
motor. I will be buying and installing a trolling motor, wondering if I can get some recommendations on what pound thrust I will
want for this boat? Also, I will be selling my old boat, is there a good way to determine the value on an older boat ( mid-80's with a 75 horse 2-stroke
Mariner motor) I will appreciate any help with these questions.
I went ahead and watched some of the MLF coverage. Wheeler didn’t make the cut but the bigger story was the Poche/Avera fallout.
Kinda funny listening to both sides of the story and putting together the scenario, reading between the lines.
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I am in the market for a small outboard and am wondering if the Briggs & Stratton 5 HP Outboards are any good. Are they quiet? I know that they are a 4 stroke and are air cooled.
I'm trying to decide between the Briggs & Stratton and the Nissan 3.5B 2 Stroke.
Do any of you guys know where a guy can get a new outboard for under $600. I'm looking for 7HP and under.
Thanks in advance for the replies.
-BassPatrol
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