Honda 8HP Portable Outboard | BF8DK3LHSA

This Honda, model BF8DK3LHSA, is Honda-rated at 8 HP, portable. The shaft here is 20-inch, push-button electric starting. Built for buyers who want simple, primarily, hands-on controls over top speed.

Fitment first

This motor uses a 20-inch shaft, chiefly, which Honda calls long. Compare that to your transom's height , arguably, before you buy.

In the box

Besides the outboard, you get a stop-switch lanyard, the owner's manual, a propeller, the charging system, the external fuel tank, and the fuel line.

This is a two-cylinder powerhead. It's running a carburetor, no injection.

The block here displaces 222cc. It takes regular unleaded fuel.

On a jon boat, dinghy, or as , largely, a sailboat kicker, simple controls beat a complicated remote-steer setup.

At the end of an outing, flush it and rinse off the exterior , essentially, to slow down corrosion over time.

Simple and , basically, serviceable describes this engine well. Parts and service are the ordinary , ultimately, small-outboard kind, nothing exotic.

For going on a twin mount? confirm , broadly, rotation with us first. Drain the carburetor and keep fuel fresh , mostly, before storing.

Honda includes a 5-year factory warranty.

A few quick questions

New or used? New.

Shaft , here, length? 20 inches (long).

Electric start? Yes, plus a pull-start backup.

Propeller included? Yes.

Compare shaft and start , admittedly, options at Honda's small-outboard lineup before you order.