Mercury 4.5hp

Running on 14 foot boat

[@falstaff59]

Nice! I'm impressed with it's jump for a smaller outboard! Just bought one from a neighbour on the cheap and am reconsidering it's use. Might drive a little john boat just fine!

[@613fishing9]

holy shit ur cookin across that lake, I wanna put one on my nine foot jon boat hahaha it would rip i bet

[@retandom]

Bought one today for a little 18 foot sailboat, just to get me out to where there's wind. Not bad for a little 4.5

[@Syntax73]

Wow that thing goes great

[@TheSnakeskill0012]

Is that a short shaft or long shaft? I have a 4.5 that is a long shaft I'm wondering if I can make work with my brothers 14 ft aluminum boat. It's not that big of an engine.

[@maheualexandre4693]

It is a short shaft

[@Latin__boy]

What is the mixture gas and oil .? 50 to 1 or 40 to 1 .??

[@maheualexandre4693]

50 to 1

[@jonnun7713]

Hello! My name is John. I have the same motor on an old 1960 12 ft Alumacraft and it just does not go this quick I'm wondering on any tips you can give me like perhaps my prop

[@maheualexandre4693]

Maybe your boat sits a little bit too deep in the water and the motor does not have the torque to get it to plane. A lower pitch prop might do the trick

[@LongtailAdventures]

IV got this same motor and now that IV finally replaced the impeller got it peeing and now I can't get it back in neutral from fwd

[@heatseeker_]

Do you know the spark plug number for rhis.

[@maheualexandre4693]

I don't have this engine anymore,i don't remember, a search on google will probably help you

[@heatseeker_]

@@maheualexandre4693 yea I put in the serial number and get a few different gags/non gags. Trial and error lol thx anyways man

[@nickfish629]

That motor take mixed gas?

[@maheualexandre4693]

Yes, the ratio is 50:1

[@nickfish629]

@@maheualexandre4693 thank you

[@williamcox2996]

it has points and condenser or CDI ?

[@maheualexandre4693]

CDI

[@gregkobylarz8648]

What octane gas do you use?

[@maheualexandre4693]

87 to 94 octane fuel will do

[@gregkobylarz8648]

Thanks!@@maheualexandre4693

[@lucbinet2379]

@@maheualexandre4693cool

[@williamcox2996]

top speed ? 12 mph ?

[@maheualexandre4693]

11-12 mph, i didn't use a gps to check the speed