Hank,
The 9.8 is a four stroke and weighs about 100 pounds. An older 8 HP 2 cycle 
 would be preferred (by me and others) and only wieghs in at about 50 
pounds. I  have the 9.8 on a small fishing boat and it is quiet and sips gas, but 
removing  it from the boat for service is a real pain. I can still manage 
to handle the 8,  but the 9.8 requires me to get additional help. If you can 
find a 8 hp 2 stroke  Tohatsu, I would readily give up the fuel savings of 
the 9.8 for the lighter  motor. My 8 hp Tohatsu is 12 years old now and I've 
changed the foot oil  annually and the spark plugs only once in that time. I 
know of at least four  other owners that have the 8 hp, 2 stroke and all of 
them have had the same  results.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 7/10/2009 9:13:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jsbudda at verizon.net writes:


Hank,

Welcome, 9.8-10 hp. is what a lot of the people on  da list use on their R
22s' but I've seen postings on sizes down to 6 hp.  Are you looking at a 2 
or
4 stroke Tohatsu? 

John  Shulick


hankb3 wrote:

> 
> I'm about to get a R22 and I  need some advice and wise counsel about what
> size, etc outboard all  you experienced hands recommend. I'm looking at a
> used Tohatsu 9.8  that's in pretty good condition but it seems like an
> awful lot of iron  to be hanging off the stern. Advice, suggestions, etc
> welcome.
>  Thanks,
> Hank
> 

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