Just for kicks, I'll tell y'all exactly which small outboard NOT to buy. My boat partner was thrilled to find a brand new 3.5 HP outboard on Amazon for only $240, and couldn't resist
buying it. I believe it was called an Ancheer, but I think it's gone by other names as well. Worse piece of garbage I've ever seen. After just a couple outings and countless fiddling around to get it running, watching every metal part rust before our eyes, I left it by the marina dumpster with a note warning passerbys to run and run fast. Of course, some poor sap grabbed it, I feel for the guy.
But ... the instruction manual was practically worth the
purchase price. Here's a little snippet:
1. Start preparations
1.1 Press to move the carburetor to ascend of note the button, until the
oil arrive transparent pipeline coping.
1.2 Let the choke hand handle place in the close position. If hot machine, can the choke hand handle place in all open the position
2. Start
2.1 Pull to start
The slowly pulls to start the hand handle four to six times, again slow-moving pull to begin the handle until pull the
rope to stretch tight, then makes an effort to quickly pull to move, start to launch the machine.
While starting, if the inhalation gasoline is excessive to result in starting difficulty, and can dismantle the spark plug. All open the choke door to pull the hand handle five to six times, then pack the spark plug, and press above method to afresh start.
2.2 After the outboard motor starting, low speed to resolove to prepare the heat three to five minutes, turn according to what need, adjust to the acceleraator homologous position.
3. Shut down the machine
Let the engine turn to the lowest rotating speed, revolve 30 seconds is above, then shut down.
Please not to close the choke to shut down, otherwise result the first and the engine damage.