Yeah great little motors for a single person. Or a person and small kid

Vibration is terrible. I use the tiller extension at long straight routes. But it's impossible to make sharp maneuvers with the extension.

@@boatsandoutboards9070 So I have managed to remedy the vibration problem quite nicely. Firstly you have to make sure that the cavitation plate is not too low into the water when on plane. This makes a huge difference to the vibration levels experienced at the tiller handle. Secondly I went down a inch on the prop pitch which allows the engine to Rev a little higher at top speed this further reduced the vibration to the point where I'm honestly impressed as to how smooth it is now. Hope this helps

@@6___________99_____________64 thanks. I don't reach planing speeds most of the time with 2 people onboard and the tiller vibration at 4-5knots is very disturbing. At planing speeds as you say, I didn't notice much vibration: maybe there is no noticable vibration, or maybe the vibration is small compared to waves hitting and shaking the boat.

@@boatsandoutboards9070 I suppose that's just the nature of a single cylinder engine.

@@6___________99_____________64 most probably. Anyway, the tiller extension solved my problem.

120

@@brianchisnell1548 Whaat??? My aluminum boat weighs 145. There's no way a fiberglass boat weighs 120. Fiberglass is way heavier than aluminum.

It does. Mine has one.

It does, but you can easily remove it. Not advised to do so though

How do you activate/deactivate that lock? Is it under the engine hood?

@@boatsandoutboards9070 i suggest you start by removing the cap, and poke around a little with the lever that controls the gearbox and the starter. you will see that once you put it in gear, it will pull a cord connected to a plastic piece blocking another plastic disk which is connected to the starter. I hope that makes sense.

Super important

Just bought a Used 2018 When you say stored do you mean on its side?. Mine is permanently mounted to the boat upright.

No it is stored upright on a motor mount, attached to the rear railing of our trawler. The power head is covered. The engine is flushed with fresh water after each use, and it is then run out of fuel, and the carburetor float bowl is drained. We have tried to leave the engine on TDC, both valves closed, but then when we pull the starter cord, it will bend the exhaust valve push rod, because the exhaust valve is seized in its guide. If we store it with the valve open, not on the compression stroke, the valve will seize open, and the push rod will fall aside, and there will be no compression. These engines have a defect, and we all need to call Suzuki in Brea California, or else we will be stuck with lemon engines that will have to be junked. According to our repair shop, Suzuki has a problem with their valves. Even though they replaced everything, we still have the same defect.

@@rodgraff1782 my 2018 must be a revised model. I just picked it up a couple days ago and it hasn't been used for over a year or drained of fuel and started first time. I have since soaked the carburettor in cleaner. At the moment it's starting first pull 🙋😍

s2oooo John Walker, who has a you tube channel and video about his fold a boat and DF6A, had this same problem, and his Suzuki dealer installed some sort of update part that vents moisture away from the valve area. He said Suzuki is aware of the problems, but they denied they knew of any issues, when I called them in Brea, CA. They said there’re were no recalls or updates. When I did not accept their answer, they hung up on me, and won’t return our calls. Shitty company, with shitty support. They won’t let you talk to anyone technical, just a gopher who answers the phone. The person even said to me “ don’t try to explain anything to me, I am not a technical person.” Sounded like the call was coming from India.

@@rodgraff1782 I heard of this Problem many a times when researching reviews. I was Surprised because Suzuki were once renowned for reliability. I then Decided to go with Yamaha, and bought a 5hp 4stroke, just 2 weeks ago.

Do you know if the 2.5 Hp can be converted to higher Hp?

@@bmorale15 no idea if it is possible.

..that's pretty decent, in comparison I get 28 kph out of a new 6hp 4-stroke on a 13 foot Saturn inflatable..

What size aluminum thinking of getting one for my 14ft but not sure if it will be good enough.

patrick Martin it’s a 12 foot tracker

120

alehandro ah no I’m from the United States

Got the same motor..... no problems thus far.......you have a 3 year warranty if you bought it new so dont see how that can be a problem......but thanks will keep an eye on it.

@@tonybee5009 I live in Barbados and was only given a one year warranty,go figure,but I'm glad yiu have no issues,as boaters that's all we want.

I have the same motor, a 2018 DF6AS2, that is a piece of shit. It has a factory defect with the valves. They seize up any time the motor is stored longer than a few weeks. Went to the shop under warranty and had the WHOLE valve train replaced, along with the cylinder head, and the first time it was stored, the same problem happened again. BUYER BEWARE. We’re trying to get our money back, but Suzuki won’t help. Even the Suzuki authorized shop said Suzuki had a problem with their valves, but Suzuki will not admit it. They said we had to keep bringing it back for warranty work. We’ve had it 2.5 years, and only have been able to put 30 hours on it, because it’s always problematic.

@@rodgraff1782 just picked up a 2018 model hopefully this problem was sorted 🙈👀

TONY Bee it is a problem, because They have not been able to fix it, and in another few months, it will be out of warranty. It is a problem, because we have only been able to put 30 hours on the engine, because it fails to start when we need to launch our tender, which is also the life raft for our Trawler. It is a problem, because when we call Suzuki, they will not let us talk to anybody technical, about the problem, and we can only converse with some one who answers the phone, and tells us we need to take it back to the repair shop. Suzuki is a shitty company, who won’t stand behind their product. I have talked to a dealer in Australia, who as also said that there are problems when these engines are stored, and Suzuki will try to put the blame on the owners.

26

I don't know the exact weight but it roughly around 200-250 lbs. All I know is that its a very light boat

Will LaBrecque so around 100 kg, right? Thanks!

I have a 3 meter Damor 300 and it is 95 kg. I will buy the same engine

12 ft. = 120 lbs

around 18mph

Will LaBrecque wow i habe thinking its much lower Speed

@@schadellol8972 Yeah, I have a 12ft jonboat with a 2018 Suzuki 6hp on it. I run 15mph with me (250lbs) and all my gear, plus seat and casting deck.

Wakkos3LT thx for the Information

@@z28ninja Do you realize that this is not a Jon boat?