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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Mine has the power T'N'T so I can't help you there. Yes, it's a dog to start when cold. Prime it, choke it, press and hold the button to lock out the shift while you advance the throttle handle to almost full speed, hit the starter, back off the throttle and wait for it to warm up so you can take the choke off and troll. A pain in the rear and it will die in a heartbeat if you take the choke off too quick before it warms. But what alternative is there other than an old old carbed 2 stroke that possibly was on the back of the boat as Washington crossed the Delaware? (They painted over it in the picture)
I was patiently waiting for the Evinrude E-TEC version of a 15HP for a kicker so I could ditch the 4 stroke, but they came out with an abomination that weighs 180#. Now that would have been nice, just press the starter and fish, no more playing 4 stroke games. Great running, no fouling, no smoking, no changing sump oil, too bad it was so blasted heavy and obviously not meant for us musky/walleye guys to use as a kicker. |
