Which small "get home" motor should i choose?

[Hung_Phan]

Hi, <br />I am looking for a small outboard motor for my 16ft boat. It weight around 1000lb. I am new to boating so please excuse me if some of my questions are obvious. What’s a good reliable motor that I can rely on to get me home just in case my main motor fails? What better, 15" or a 20" shaft? Is the Mercury 2.5 M for sell here for 579 any good? About how fast would it push my boat? All info/opinion/link are greatly appreciated. Thank you

 

[ZmOz]

Re: Which small "get home" motor should i choose?

You might want to think about one of these electric ones:<br /> http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...nt=0&cmCat=srchdx&cm_ven=srchdx&cm_ite=srchdx <br />That way if you run out of gas you can still get back. I was planning on buying one for my boat just for getting back, but now I'm going to sell it and get a different boat that won't work with that....

 

[JB]

Re: Which small "get home" motor should i choose?

This is and Outboard Non-Repair Discussion.<br /><br />Going there.