I have a Honda 4 stroke made in 2000 that is a long shaft 8 hp used for a kicker motor on a fishing boat.
It performs well and is dependable but does not start on one pull. Reading the owner's manual, there is a description that suggests that for use over 5,000 feet the carb jets should be changed out to account for less oxygen above 5,000 feet. I live at that elevation and fish mostly on lakes from 5,000 to 7,000 feet. Sometimes I like to run places the Sacramento R for salmon at several hundred feet. I am planning a long trip next year to Roosevelt Lake, WA which is only around 1,200 feet.
Anyone else have issues with elevation and starting a modern 4 stroke outboard?
It performs well and is dependable but does not start on one pull. Reading the owner's manual, there is a description that suggests that for use over 5,000 feet the carb jets should be changed out to account for less oxygen above 5,000 feet. I live at that elevation and fish mostly on lakes from 5,000 to 7,000 feet. Sometimes I like to run places the Sacramento R for salmon at several hundred feet. I am planning a long trip next year to Roosevelt Lake, WA which is only around 1,200 feet.
Anyone else have issues with elevation and starting a modern 4 stroke outboard?