Re: New Guy-first outboard?

[20mercman]

Another reason to look for a 50:1 motor like a Mercury or the later 50:1 rated OMC motors. I can run my small Mercury’s in my test drum, and still be able to see the bottom of the drum. When I run my Fleetwin in the same drum, it is full of oil in no time at all. (Don’t get me wrong, I love my 58 Fleetwin, but at the 16:1 range, it smokes significantly more than the Mercury.)
Steve