Marv, while the gain in revs is nice, the best thing is durability.
We do more motoring with the 5hp on the achilles dingy than on
the f-24[we move the motor back and forth}, most of it in very
shallow water. While we try to be careful for economical and
environmental reasons, occasionally we spaz and have a bottom
strike and ding the prop, it's amazing how it effects performance,
a prop in perfect shape will "plane" two of us, dinged we be a
displacement hull. I know from experience with larger
outboards that strikes that would deform or destroy aluminum
simply[ as key fishing guides say], "polish" a stainless steel
one. I"ve never had a problem with blowing up the drive train as
Don mentions, but if i can find one for the 5 i will keep that in
mine as it makes sense. paul, f-24mk1 "knee deep"
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