TWEAKING UP
When Tohatsu released its MFS 50A it was one of the lightest outboards in its power range. But its homegrown 60 is a mere 1.5kg heavier and a whopping 11.5kg lighter than the Honda-sourced BFT 60A that it has replaced. In fact, the MFS 60A is only 6kg heavier than the old 798cc twin cylinder, oil-injected carbie two-stroke Suzuki DT60C from 1983, an incredible achievement for a fuel-injected three-cylinder four-stroke 60.
Yet the way Tohatsu achieved the 9.8 brake horsepower (bhp) increase from the same displacement MFS 50A was surprisingly simple. Even more incredible is that the MFS 60A outperforms its much bigger displacement four-cylinder four-stroke 60 competition.
THE NITTY GRITTY
When I questioned Lakeside Marine, importer of Tohatsu outboards,
