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I probably will have to settle for [buying a four-stroke-power-cycle engine with] significantly larger displacement [than the current two-stroke-power-cycle engine on the TENDER 11] given those two options [for maintaining the same rated power output over a wide range of engine speeds]. To anyone wi...

[The TENDER 11 that is the topic of this discussion is] a tiller model. In my opinion the 15-HP two-stroke-power-cycle engine is a perfect engine for a TENDER 11. I realize the TENDER 11 is only rated for 10-HP. My TENDER 11 planes efficiently. The TENDER 11 boat has a maximum boat speed of around 2...

The Johnson 15-HP engine weighs 76-lbs. The SUZUKI 15 and 20-HP engines weighs 97-lbs. The extra [21]-lbs seems manageable, but I have concern that a four-stroke-power-cycle engine won’t perform the same as a two-stroke-power-cycle engine for getting the boat on a plane. I am not concerned at all ab...

Give me advice [on re-powering a c.1981 TENDER 11 with a modern four-stroke-power-cycle engine]. BACKSTORY On my c.1981 TENDER 11 I need to replace a 25-year-old Johnson 15-HP engine. I may buy a 15-HP or 20-HP SUZUKI engine. I have no experience with modern four-stroke-power-cycle small outboard en...