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Briggs & Stratton 5hp 4-Cycle Gas Outboard Boat Motor

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Average Customer Rating:	3.5
Release Date:	2006-10-09
Brand:	Briggs & Stratton Power Products
Model:	04500
Color:	Black
Weight:	75 pounds

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Product description

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The Briggs & Stratton Outboard Boat Motor with a five-HP four-cycle OHV air-cooled engine is an efficient and reliable motor for smaller boats. Featuring a Magnetron electronic ignition and a neutral-start safety switch, this great little engine boasts patented over-speed protection and is EPA-CARB compliant. Great for trips on fresh water, the motor comes with a three-gallon remote fuel tank and has great fuel efficiency at 0.5 gallons per hour at full throttle. The motor has a three-blade aluminum propeller measuring 8 to 7.8 inches in diameter and pitch and has forward, neutral, and reverse gears. The unit weighs 56 pounds and is backed by a two-year limited warranty.

Specifications:

Engine/Motor: Five-HP four-cycle Briggs & Stratton OHV air-cooled engine
Magnetron electronic ignition
Patented over-speed protection
EPA-CARB compliant
Neutral-start safety switch
Designed for freshwater use
HP: Five
CC: 189
Number of Cylinders: One
Bore x Stroke: 2.688 x 2.04 inches
Gear Ratio: 1.57:1
Propeller: Three-blade aluminum propeller
Propeller Diameter - Pitch: 8 to 7.8 inches
Recommended Boat Transom Height: 15 inches
Fuel Capacity: Three-gallon remote fuel tank
Fuel Consumption: 0.5 gallons per hour at full throttle
Full Throttle: 4,000 RPM
Gears: Forward-Neutral-Reverse
Unit Weight: 56 pounds

Manufacturer Warranty
Two-year limited

Features

Outboard boat motor with 5-horsepower, 4-cycle OHV air-cooled engine

Magnetron electronic ignition and patented overspeed protection

Forward, neutral, and reverse gears and neutral-start safety switch

3-gallon remote fuel tank; consumes 0.5 gallons per hour at full throttle

Designed for freshwater use; EPA-CARB compliant; 2-year limited warranty

Customer reviews

« Be Careful!!!!! »

I bought this product about 3 years ago and it had worked fine until now. It is a bit loud and shakey at idle speed but nothing too bad. This summer I went to start it up and wouldn't start. The oil was full of water and I had it garage keep all winter. After finally getting it started it was running a little rough at low throttle when I shifted it into forward...bam ...everything was shredded. The shaft had been rounded off, lower unit stripped as well as the nut that held the prop. You would think that they would use a pin or something to protect that from happening. A total of $415 to order all of the parts...more than have when I paid full price for it new. I was extremely disappointed about the cost of parts when something does go wrong. The motor is now junked and I am going to a Nissan 9.8 with a warranty.

Be careful starting it or you will pay $$$$$$$$

Rating: (1 out of 5) @ 2009-05-20

« Excellent »

Delivered quickly. Exactly as specified. Runs Great. Very happy with product. Would and will buy from here again. Thank You, Allan

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2009-04-16

« Price vs. Performance=Great outboard »

Some facts...because it's air-cooled it's louder than a 4-stroke, but not louder than a 2-stroke. It has a bit more vibration. Its slowest speed is still a pretty fast troll. Those I think are the biggest trade-offs. If those trade-offs are not acceptable to you then cough up the extra $400-600 for a 5hp 4-stroker.

For the money it's a really good fishing engine. I like that I don't have to deal with a water pump repair anymore, so overall it's an easier engine to maintain. Always starts by the 3rd pull (1st pull when it's warm). I like being the only one on the water with American Iron on the transom; it has a distinctive look (I call it the FlatHead) and engine note. Overall, you'll either love it or hate it; that's pretty much the reaction you'll hear or read about it.

Rating: (4 out of 5) @ 2009-01-02

« Awesome little motor »

Great little motor, bought for a small fishing boat that my 2 sons and I use. Pulls us all over the lake with ease. Would recommend for any small boat.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2008-08-02

« Loud and Clunky »

I really regret buying this motor. First of all, it is very loud, much louder than a water-cooled engine. It is as loud as a lawn mower if you stuck your head right down by the lawn mower engine. Second, it doesn't tilt sufficiently to get the prop out of the water like a water-cooled engine so we have to take it off the dinghy if we want to tow the dinghy. Third, the gear shift is really clunky to operate. I looked at the Mercury engines with the gear shift integrated into the throttle control and that is a much superior design.

I thought I would save some money by buying this engine over a Mercury but I am going to sell this engine at the first opportunity and get the Merc I should have purchased in the first place.

Rating: (2 out of 5) @ 2008-07-23

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