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Small Outboard Motors for Tinnies, Tenders & Estuary Runs
Ranked picks, honest speed tips and storage advice so your motor starts first pull every season.
2.5 to 30 HP in stockMercury, Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda, TohatsuTorqeedo electric
Quick answer
A small outboard motor is a portable engine of about 2.5 to 30 HP that hangs off the transom of a tinny, tender or small runabout and pushes it with a propeller.
Start here
- Most 3.5 to 4.3 m tinnies are happiest with 15 to 30 HP.
- Prop pitch and trim angle change speed more than most mods.
- Store it upright, fuel-stabilised and out of direct sun.
How-to & ownership guides
Setup, running and care, explained the way a friend at the ramp would.
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