tohastu 9.8 or mercury 9.9

[walleye seeker]

Are these the same or not the biggest reason is i am putting a tr-1 gold autopilot on it and it has a carb actuator for throttle control so the carb and mounting have to be the same for the tr-1 mounting bracket. Tr-1 says it will work on merc but no info on the Tohatsu

 

[TOHATSU GURU]

Re: tohastu 9.8 or mercury 9.9

Both engines are built by Tohatsu and are essentially the same with one difference. The way the engine shifts. The Tohatsu original design has a shift lever mounted on the front of the engine. The Mercury label has the traditional Mercury shift-in-the-throttle-grip design. The Mercury shift is more convenient...Mercury offers a kit to convert it back to the Tohatsu method. The Tohatsu shift is more durable. Toss a coin as to what to get.

 

[walleye seeker]

Re: tohastu 9.8 or mercury 9.9

Both engines are built by Tohatsu and are essentially the same with one difference. The way the engine shifts. The Tohatsu original design has a shift lever mounted on the front of the engine. The Mercury label has the traditional Mercury shift-in-the-throttle-grip design. The Mercury shift is more convenient...Mercury offers a kit to convert it back to the Tohatsu method. The Tohatsu shift is more durable. Toss a coin as to what to get.

I would prefer the seperate shift so i dont have to touch the throttle the tr-1 will control that for me so i guess tohatsu for me

 

[pvanv]

Re: tohastu 9.8 or mercury 9.9

Plus you save a boat load of cash buying the Tohatsu.