Tohatsu 20HP | MFS20EWEPTL

White cowlings set the Tohatsu MFS20EWEPTL apart on the console-steered side of the 20 hp line, an engine built with an electric starter, a pull cord in reserve, and power tilt on a 20-inch shaft, weighing 116 lbs.

Rigging for a console

Console steering here routes cables from the motor to a helm control head, so check that hardware is already on the boat, or plan to add it, before picking this over a tiller version of the same engine. Like other console-steered 20 hp units, it leaves the crate without a sidemount box, a tank, or a line, since those are matched to whatever control run is already installed.

Inside the crate

You get the propeller, the steering arm, white-finish cowling panels, the charging circuit, and the power-tilt hardware, finished out with a tool kit, a kill-switch cord, and a printed manual. The engine itself is a two-cylinder, 333cc EFI design, topping out around 6,100 rpm at full throttle after starting near 5,400.

Q: What color does this come in? White cowling panels, standard on the EWEPTL.

Q: Does it need a battery to run? For the electric starter, yes, though the pull cord works without one if needed.

Q: Warranty period? Five years, from Tohatsu, covering this engine from the date of purchase.

Q: What's the weight with the power-tilt hardware attached? 116 lbs as equipped, in line with other console-steered, 20-inch-shaft units in this family.