Choosing the right propeller will maximize your outboard’s performance. Courtesy Mercury, Piranha, Michigan Wheel Your outboard needs a propeller—maybe two if you are smart and carry a spare. There ...

“Propeller, motor height and setback are everything,” he says. “You can make your boat pretty much do what you want if those three things are right.” A jack plate is one way to increase horsepower on ...

As for compatibility, Sharrow says the new prop will work with 2-stroke, 4-stroke, command thrust, in-line 4-cylinder, and power thrust motors, fitting outboards from major brands that include ...

Outboard propellers are capable of being lifted entirely out of the water, as well, making storing them a breeze and eliminating any growth from sitting in the water at a dock. The positioning also ...

Put simply, an outboard motor consists of a gasoline engine with a vertical shaft that’s coupled to a right-angle gearbox with a propeller on the end.

Your outboard motor has many of the same parts and functions in much the same way, except that the cylinders are smaller, and the motor transfers its power to the propeller instead of a set of wheels.

Suzuki Makes A Powerful V6 Outboard Suzuki has been around since 1909, and built its first engine, a 36cc two-stroke motor for bicycles, in 1952. Suzuki's first outboard was a two-stroke, 5.5 ...

Yamaha is another of the top four companies on our list of major motorcycle manufacturers that translated that two-wheeled success into powerful outboard boat motors. Yamaha's most powerful ...