Honda 225HP | BF225DURA

A 30-inch shaft underpins the BF225DURA, Honda's 225-horsepower four-stroke V6. This unit weighs in at 628 lbs per Honda's figures. Steering is remote and cable-driven, meant for a console setup rather than tiller control. Electric start is standard, and this lower unit turns the regular way rather than the counter-rotating pattern Honda uses on paired twin-rig siblings. Six cylinders and 3583cc of displacement make up this block, fed through Honda's EFI system.

Transom and rigging to verify

Transom height needs to line up with this 30-inch shaft; get it wrong and the propeller runs too deep or too shallow. Honda rates full throttle at 5000-6000 rpm for this block. Unlike the DUCRA in the same family, this unit keeps Honda's standard-rotation gearcase. Boats shopping at this horsepower are usually center-consoles, bay boats, or pontoons being upgraded from a smaller or older motor.

What's in the crate

Rounding out the package, onboard gear includes charging capability and a freshwater flush point, with trim and tilt worked from the helm; the manual ships too, covered for five years. Order a propeller separately to suit your boat.

Does this motor need a matching twin partner? No, standard rotation works fine solo; pairing only matters if you're specifically building a twin installation.

Can two of these run side by side on one boat? Not as a matched pair; twin rigs normally mix a standard-rotation engine like this one with a counter-rotating partner.

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