I tend to operate in streaks. Last year's streak involved tires blowing out on various vehicles. This year seems to involve anything with a motor, including a ride of shame back to the boat launch on ...

I’m no wrench when it comes to the inner workings of outboard motors, so when I learned the PO of the 130 hp ETEC I had recently purchased had neglected to mention its close encounter with Lake Erie ...

Few things are more frustrating than getting everything ready for a much-anticipated stint of fishing or boating, only to discover that your outboard motor won’t start. After all, having the freedom ...

Few things are more frustrating than gathering the kids in your boat and heading to the lake--only to find that your boat will not start. Outboard motors, while often dependable given relative ...

NEW ORLEANS -- By now most sportsmen are acquainted with the growing list of unexpected environmental penalties the nation (and world) is paying for the rush to ethanol mandates. Wildlife acres ...

As gasoline/ethanol blends have become more common, so have problems attributed to using the fuel in boat motors. Fuels containing a small amount of ethanol (10 percent or less) are not invariably ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 111, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (2002), pp. 1-11 (11 pages) Two-stroke internal combustion engine, characterized by lightweight and high output power, is suitable for ...