Again the new EFI 2 strokes might be a lot better, the Etecs seem to have a good reputation and can actually pass emissions. Yes, my 16" Lund boat being a hair over 1000 pounds boat motor and trailer is no doubt lighter than my old compact 16 foot V hull fiberglass. The performance is the same, both would just about pull a skier. You know how many old, nice boats are just sitting because no one can keep old garbage 2 strokes running, I can think of a couple right off the top of my head. 2 strokes are noise pollution, Sea Doos on the lake and whatever bike ripping around the shore disturbing my fishing. Their exhaust note is as appealing as a 4 cyl with a loud muffler. The only good constant runner for me is my Jonsered chainsaws. For the amount of fire wood I do these days, a battery powered saw would do me. Again, not a fan at all and hopefully you guys make a stink and distract them long enough from my old car sitting driveway to have a modern EFI setup on it and will pass any necessary pollution tests. Any pollution tests here would have to federally mandated here and would be fought in court. Again, 2 strokes can be my sacrificial lamb, they don't enhance my life in any significant way, the opposite quite frankly. If I own multiple ones, it means replacement or cleaning carbs, spending time on fixing rather than using them and wreaking of that 2 stroke smell. I can smell them go by on the lake, thank goodness, they are few and far between. Again, you love them, I feel the other way from years of non positive reinforcement😉.
