Rob,
I recently ordered a Tohatsu 9.8 from onlineoutboards.com. I ordered it  
Monday morning and it was in front of my garage Tuesday afternoon. Now that's  
service. Just beware, you will have to add oil to the crankcase. Mine took 800  
ml of a good 10/40 motor oil. It's somewhat heavier than my old 8hp tohatsu 2  
stroke.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 7/3/2008 1:05:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  rlowe at vt.edu 
writes:

Mike,
I got my Nissan  from:

http://www.onlineoutboards.com/

they also carry  Tohatsu.  

Same experience as Caesar, it arrives in one big box. -  rob

-----Original Message-----
From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org 
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Caesar Paul
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:50 PM
To: The  Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Yamaha 8 hp motor  source?

Mike,
They delivered it to my doorstep in one huge box.
I  need to check my bill to give you the supplier later this  evening.
Caesar



----- Original Message ----
From: Mike  Cheung <mikecheung at att.net>
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Sent:  Thursday, July 3, 2008 8:39:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Yamaha 8 hp  motor source?


Caesar,

I have a question about how you  handled your motor purchase.  Did you have
it delivered to GBI  directly?  If so, who did you order it from?

I'm looking hard at  the Yamaha T8, but the darn things are both expensive,
somewhat scarce, and  the dealers apparently aren't supposed to ship them. 
This makes getting  one to Stan difficult.  

I may yet end up with a Tohatsu.   

Mike C.



Caesarsailor wrote:
> 
>  Mike,
> I too was in the market for an outboard motor.  I decided  on a 9.9 Tohatsu
> with the understanding that Tahatsu manufacture  motors for most of these
> other name brands.
> The 8hp and the  9.9 hp are basically the same weight, so I went for the
> greater  hp.  After placing my order, I was told that they were out of
>  stock for the moment, and that I could have a Nissan 9.9 for the same
>  price as the Tohatsu, and that the engines are the same with different
>  name plates.  My Nissan has both electric start and the traditional  pull
> start, which covers you should your battery die at an  inconvenient time.
>  
> I keep my motor pointed straight and  steer with my tiller, but I would
> like to have a linkage to steer with  both motor and tiller.  As has been
> said, it give even better  maneuverability.
> Good motor hunting.
> Caesar
> 

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