On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:34:22 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:46:00 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:44:33 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

foure stroke outboards are passe' - outmoded technology surpassed by
newer, better, faster and more reliable two stroke technolocy.
If you go fast all the time, 2 stroke is probably the way to go but if
you do a lot of "slow" 4 strokes still have the edge.
I notice all the commercial guys running in the Estero River (30-50')
pontoon boats) use 4 strokes.

Now *there's* a helpful comment, especially for one who does a lot of
spring trolling.
--
John H




Why is it helpful?

When I lived in Florida, I used to run my 90hp and then 115hp two-stroke
Merc for hours and hours at trolling speeds without any problems. My
Optimax Merc also ran nicely at trolling speeds.

An awful lot of time in this newsgroup is spent splitting hairs.

Helpful because until now I'd not considered a difference in capabilities
at trolling speeds. I'd be interested in comparing differences with the new
engines, not the older ones.
--
John H

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