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Anybody have any experience with Parsun outboards - buying, using, servicing, dealers etc?
I know they are made in China and are pretty inexpensive but that is about it.
I have a 97 Evinrude 28 Special on a 16 foot Smokercraft Pro Alaskan. The boat with motor, gear and passengers weighs in at about 1,000 pounds.
The motor starts easily and seems to power up well but I cannot get the boat on plane. My speedo says I am going about 10 mph at WOT. I do not have...
I am thinking about mounting a 20 inch shaft, 9.8 kicker motor on a 22 inch transom. The boat is a 16 foot Smokercraft Pro-Alaskan with a 28 Evinrude (25 Inch shaft) main engine. Since this will be a kicker/trolling motor that is not likely to get the boat up on plane is the 20 inch shaft...
