A month ago we asked readers to tell us how well their outboard motor was suited
to the boat it was matched to. We received a lot of that information, but many more readers simply told us about their experience with their engines and that information was quite helpful as well. 163 people answered our first call and 89.6% were happy
with their motors, and many were extremely happy. It is good to know that all brands
have provided most of their owners with good service. That leaves 10.4% who had
unsatisfactory experiences. Complaints of failures were pretty much all over the
place with no single aspect being the culprit. Ironically, the two brands with the
fewest responses – Evinrude and Tohatsu – had 100% satisfied customers reporting.
To add your comments, please give brand, model, hp and year of the unit and the
size of your boat. Again, the object is to help guide new buyers into the best model
and horsepower for their application. Once we have enough responses we will slice
and dice them by model to offer your guidance to new buyers. To help, just click
on the appropriate brand above --
