I decided to fix my 2 hp honda - this motor broke 5 months after warranty expiration date , rebuild with parts is not cheap. I find 2 hp working really hard in delta current this time of the year . There is Tohatsu 3.5 hp only 43 lbs , perhaps next time.

:: I wouldn't recommend going to a 5.5 HP motor. The
:: support for the motor mount is not really built to
:: handle that much weight. Our boat must of had a larger
:: engine at one time because the glass around the mount
:: inside the boat was ll broken and had extra glass laid
:: down around it at one point.
::
:: I would recommend going with a 4 hp if you really need
:: something better. We borrowed Wile E. Coyote's 4 Hp for
:: the reutrn from Stockton ride and it worked great. In
:: flat water it pushed us along around 6 knots. Much
:: better than our little 2 hp motor.
::

:: -Jason

::
:: :: I would like to replace my 2 hp honda with little biger
:: :: motor.
::
:: :: Alternative 4-5 hp tohatsu? Is the standart motor mount
:: :: capable of carring such load?
::
:: :: It is twice the weight -around 55lbs.