Choosing the best jon boat outboard motors is less about finding the biggest engine and more about matching horsepower, shaft length and cooling to a hull that was never designed to plane. Owners on r/jonboats and The Hull Truth keep repeating the same two mistakes: a motor too small for the load, so the boat […]

Choosing the best small outboard motors comes down to three numbers: horsepower, weight and shaft length. A small outboard is a portable engine in the 2.3hp to 7.5hp petrol range, or an electric unit in the 400W to 1300W class, light enough for one person to carry from a car to a transom without a […]

The best 2 stroke outboard motors for are still the only realistic way to put meaningful thrust on a small boat without adding a hundred pounds of dead weight to the transom. A two-cycle engine fires once every two crankshaft revolutions and lubricates itself by mixing oil into the fuel, which is why a 3.5 […]

The best 4 stroke outboard motors for small boats right now are spread across three brands and a wide horsepower range, and the right pick depends on your hull, your transom rating and how you use the boat. Yamaha, Mercury and Suzuki dominate the full-size market above 25 HP, but Amazon's four-stroke category below 20 […]