Tohatsu 9.9HP | MFS9.9EL

Drop both electric start and remote steering and you get the Tohatsu 9.9HP MFS9.9EL: a 20-inch shaft, tiller control, and manual pull-start only, at about 97 lbs. It keeps the 333cc EFI engine from the rest of this family while trimming the weight and complexity that electric start and a charging system add to the stern.

EFI without the electric-start hardware

This is a combination worth noting: fuel injection's easier starting without a battery or charging system to maintain, since starting here is strictly by pull cord. This engine's shaft measures 20 inches, the mid-length choice in the family, and tiller steering keeps control simple and close to the motor rather than routed to a console. At wide-open throttle the twin-cylinder design turns 5400 to 6100 rpm.

What's in the box

Standard parts include the propeller, external tank and line at 3.1 gallons, an owner's manual, a tool kit, and a lanyard-style kill switch — minus any charging system, since this manual-start version has none to support. Warranty coverage runs 5 years regardless of starter type across this engine's lineup, and that term is what's listed for this particular unit.

Does this have a charging system? No, that comes only with electric-start versions.

Fuel delivery? EFI, not a carburetor.

How is it started? By a manual pull cord only; there's no electric option on this configuration.