The only choice is Yamaha with it's 25" shaft. The T8 or T9.9 model.
Unless Honda has one thesedays with a reduction gear and same with Nissan.
The reduction gear puts the power curve nicely into sailboat hull speed
range. Honda advertised they covered a wide variety of applications but in
reality most of the power curve ended up being wasted fuel. Yamaha (and I
think Mercury but they didn't have a long enough shaft) used the reduction
gear and put the power in the 5-7 knot max hull speed range. Fuel use is
tremendously better than the Honda and Yamaha also has the best reputation
maintenance and repair wise and factory/dealer support wise. Now bear in
mind I bought mine for the 26' Westerly as a 2002 model. Yamaha added an 8
and I think maybe a 6 HP but I don't know what changes Honda or Nissanmay
have made. But what I wrote is what you want to look for. Also Yamaha has
the six foot tiller extension cables so you can control the engine from in
the cockpit. Finally . . .don't change the prop! For your size boat the
factory pitch prop is perfect.

M.

"Ed" wrote in message
news:n8WMc.162743$IQ4.64275@attbi_s02...
Time to replace my old Evinrude. Sigh...... Looking at a 4-stroke for a 25
foot cruiser. I'm not a racer so weight is not a critical factor. Looking
at
an 8 or 9 hp with electric start. Any opinions on Honda vs Nissan vs
Yamaha?

Time to replace my old Evinrude. Sigh...... Looking at a 4-stroke for a 25
foot cruiser. I'm not a racer so weight is not a critical factor. Looking at
an 8 or 9 hp with electric start. Any opinions on Honda vs Nissan vs Yamaha?

Any of those would probably be fine. I'd suggest used and have someone
look at it as a condition of the sale.

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"Ed" wrote in message
news:n8WMc.162743$IQ4.64275@attbi_s02...
Time to replace my old Evinrude. Sigh...... Looking at a 4-stroke for a 25
foot cruiser. I'm not a racer so weight is not a critical factor. Looking
at
an 8 or 9 hp with electric start. Any opinions on Honda vs Nissan vs
Yamaha?

Yamaha has the best support outside of the US.

Ed wrote

Time to replace my old Evinrude. Sigh...... Looking at a 4-stroke for a 25
foot cruiser. I'm not a racer so weight is not a critical factor. Looking
at
an 8 or 9 hp with electric start. Any opinions on Honda vs Nissan vs
Yamaha?

I had a Johnson 8hp Sailmaster with a 25" shaft on my previous boat. No
problems.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"Trains are a winter sport"

"Ed" wrote in message news:n8WMc.162743$IQ4.64275@attbi_s02...
Time to replace my old Evinrude. Sigh...... Looking at a 4-stroke for a 25
foot cruiser. I'm not a racer so weight is not a critical factor. Looking at
an 8 or 9 hp with electric start. Any opinions on Honda vs Nissan vs Yamaha?

Every one of the jap engines you mentioned suck.

Get a Mercury, or fix the Evinrude if you want something that starts
easy and keeps on ticking.

Joe

On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 22:05:07 GMT, "Ed"
wrote this crap:

Time to replace my old Evinrude. Sigh...... Looking at a 4-stroke for a 25
foot cruiser. I'm not a racer so weight is not a critical factor. Looking at
an 8 or 9 hp with electric start. Any opinions on Honda vs Nissan vs Yamaha?



I got a long shaft, 9.9hp, electric start Evinrude that I'm not using.
How about making me an offer?





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

What?? No backup for the hunter engine?

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 22:05:07 GMT, "Ed"
wrote this crap:

Time to replace my old Evinrude. Sigh...... Looking at a 4-stroke for a
25
foot cruiser. I'm not a racer so weight is not a critical factor. Looking
at
an 8 or 9 hp with electric start. Any opinions on Honda vs Nissan vs
Yamaha?



I got a long shaft, 9.9hp, electric start Evinrude that I'm not using.
How about making me an offer?





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!