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For a good blend of gasoline economy, quiet operation, no smoke, no stink, easy start, low end torque w/ symmetrical power curve, long life, reliabilty and performance; suggest a Honda, Suzuki, or Yamaha 4-stroke outboard in the 70-90hp size on a 20' aluminum pontoon.

Having said that, it's interesting that the Marine Patrol uses a lot of 150hp Mercury Optimax two-stroke outboards and seem to do real good with them.

E-Tec's by Evinrude which are two-strokes are supposed to be excellent, too.

So many outboard choices.....but it seems like the silver Honda's are the favorite for pontoons, now-a-days. Hey, they blend with the silver aluminum 'toons?


For a used pontoon, check out the outdoor line-up on their parking lot at Glendale Marine, in Gilford.