Auxiliary outboard motors serve powerboaters in two primary roles: 1) as an emergency get-home motor in case the big engine conks out, and 2) for alternate propulsion when the main engine moves the ...

Outboards start like a car; just tilt them down and turn the key. At least newer ones do. But it wasn’t always that way. In the past, you had to learn how to start an outboard motor. Carbureted ...

Few things are more frustrating than getting everything ready for a much-anticipated stint of fishing or boating, only to discover that your outboard motor won’t start. After all, having the freedom ...