BACKSTORY
On my c.1981 TENDER 11 I need to replace a 25-year-old Johnson 15-HP engine. I may buy a 15-HP or 20-HP SUZUKI engine. I have no experience with modern four-stroke-power-cycle small outboard engines.
My TENDER is mostly used by my teenage children for angling in the [Atlantic Intracoastal Water Way]. [The usual crew and gear are]
- two teenaged childrem
- cooler
- cast net
- fishing poles
- fuel tank
- and other miscellaneous gear
ASIDE: The TENDER 11 was powered by an Evinrude 18-HP engine before the Johnson 15-HP was installed.