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Is a 4hp a waste of time for me?
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<blockquote data-quote="Weldorthemagnificent" data-source="post: 465887" data-attributes="member: 22139"><p>I am a fan of the older johnnyrude 4 HP engine. They can be super reliable and use little fuel. A 4 will not plane your boat but will push it along at displacement speed all day. Most have no transmission and so have no neutral, they are always in gear which makes it difficult to warm the engine up while sitting so you better be ready to go when you pull the rope. They also make the boat super manoeuvrable due to being able to spin all they way around. If you decide to go for a 4, look for one with the weedless design prop/skeg. You can plow through lilypads and drag bottom without hurting anything. These motors also idle down well for slow trolling. </p><p></p><p>Sent from my CLT-L04 using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weldorthemagnificent, post: 465887, member: 22139"] I am a fan of the older johnnyrude 4 HP engine. They can be super reliable and use little fuel. A 4 will not plane your boat but will push it along at displacement speed all day. Most have no transmission and so have no neutral, they are always in gear which makes it difficult to warm the engine up while sitting so you better be ready to go when you pull the rope. They also make the boat super manoeuvrable due to being able to spin all they way around. If you decide to go for a 4, look for one with the weedless design prop/skeg. You can plow through lilypads and drag bottom without hurting anything. These motors also idle down well for slow trolling. Sent from my CLT-L04 using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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