02-15-2004, 12:21 AM
I own a 6 hp Mercury 4 stroke. All it says in the manual is to transport upright just in case you hit a bump the motor won't slam down causing damage other than that I believe it doesn't matter. As far as weight is concerned it weighs less and is a lot quieter than my 2 stroke. I bought my 4 stroke in Idaho Falls when I got my new boat. I done alot of looking around first and every dealer I talked to had qualified mechanics to work on a 4 stroke motors. I do know that it is quite abit more expensive to rebuild a 4 comared to a two but a four is supposed to outlast a two stroke on the average of 3 times.
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