Honda 20HP Portable Outboard | BF20D3LH

This Honda BF20D3LH puts 20 hp on a 20-inch shaft with tiller steering and manual starting, tipping the scale at 108 pounds. The 350cc, two-cylinder four-stroke runs on a carburetor, with full throttle opening around 5000 and climbing to 6000 rpm, built as a straightforward motor with no battery or remote console anywhere in its rigging.

What to check before buying

Confirm the 20-inch shaft matches your transom; the wrong length for the hull changes how deep the propeller rides and hurts both handling and fuel use. Since starting is manual and steering is by tiller, there's nothing to wire in beyond a pull cord and a hand lever for trim and tilt.

What's in the crate

Honda rounds out this motor with a fitted propeller, a charging circuit for the battery, fuel capacity of 3 gallons in an outside-mounted tank with its line, and a stop-switch lanyard, plus the printed owner's manual.

Keeping it running

Running fresh fuel and draining or stabilizing what's left before winter storage keeps the carburetor from gumming up between seasons, a habit that matters more on a small motor like this without fuel injection to compensate for stale gas.

Does it have electric start? No, pull-cord only. Is a fuel tank included? Yes, with its own line. Can it tilt for shallow water? Yes, it has shallow water drive.