Nissan Outboards

[MrSplitshot]

Any of you boys have experience with the little 4-stroke Nissan 5HP outboards? I'm looking at a 2003 model Tracker Grizzly 1548 that I need to fish my local club lake, which is 5HP restricted. The boat has a 2009 model Nissan 4-Stroke 5HP outboard on it, with 10 hours on the motor. Going to look at it Sunday, but I don't know squat about Nissan outboards.

[kygorski]

I had one of those, used it on my porte a bote, when we traveled.then used it as a kicker on my deep V for trolling. It was tricky to start sometimes, but other than that I wish I would have kept it. Gave it to one of the guys on this board, he fixed it.

[MrSplitshot]

I had one of those, used it on my porte a bote, when we traveled.then used it as a kicker on my deep V for trolling. It was tricky to start sometimes, but other than that I wish I would have kept it. Gave it to one of the guys on this board, he fixed it.

Thanks kygorski! I've read a few similar comments online....looks like Cabelas sells quite a few of the Nissan outboards.

[DJD]

Funny thing about hard to start...... My Mercury 5hp 2 stroke outboard is hard to start....actually won't start!!! I guess I'll change the gas and plug and see if that helps.

[kygorski]

I think it was the choke mechanism that was the culprit, once it started it ran well.I always used mid grade alcohol free gasoline also.

[kygorski]

Sorry to change the subject, but the most usefull tool I had on that portea bote was OARS.I had the outboard, an electic motor[no depth finder].I caught more fish in that boat than you can imagine.I snuck up on red fish on the reeds in TX, oars are silent, on energy lake in LBL, rowed through weeds that would choke out any electric or gas engine, and caught 10 bass in one hour, on flukes, all of them over 15 inches.